Peter G. Manza, PhD

2011, BA, Biology and Psychology, University of Rochester

2013, MA, Psychology, Stony Brook University     

2016, PhD, Integrative Neuroscience, Stony Brook University
Thesis Advisor: Hoi-Chung Leung, “Dopaminergic basis of cognitive control in Parkinson’s disease”

Addiction, Brain imaging, Brain stimulation therapy, Clinical trials, Dopamine, Ketamine

1. Manza P, Tomasi D, Shokri-Kojori E, Zhang R, Kroll D, Feldman D, et al. Neural circuit selective for fast but not slow dopamine increases in drug reward. Nature Communications. 2023;14(1):6408. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41972-6. PMID: 37938560.
2. Manza P, Shokri-Kojori E, Demiral SB, Zhang R, Dennis E, Johnson A, et al. Age-related differences in striatal dopamine D1 receptors mediate subjective drug effects. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2023;133(1):e164799. doi: 10.1172/JCI164799. PMID: 36355433.
3. Manza P, Yuan K, Shokri-Kojori E, Tomasi D, Volkow ND. Brain structural changes in cannabis dependence: association with MAGL. Molecular Psychiatry. 2020;25(12):3256-66. doi: 10.1038/s41380-019-0577-z. PMID: 31695165.
4. Manza P, Tomasi D, Vines L, Sotelo D, Yonga MV, Wang GJ, et al. Brain connectivity changes to fast versus slow dopamine increases. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024;49(6):924-32. doi: 10.1038/s41386-024-01803-8. PMID: 38326458.
5. Wiers CE*, Manza P*, Wang GJ, Volkow ND. Ketogenic diet reduces a neurobiological craving signature in inpatients with alcohol use disorder. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2024;11:1254341. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1254341. PMID: 38410637. (* = co-first authors)