Zhenhao Shi, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
3535 Market St Ste 500
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Psychology)
Peking University, 2009.
PhD (Cognitive Neuroscience)
Peking University, 2014.
Permanent linkBS (Psychology)
Peking University, 2009.
PhD (Cognitive Neuroscience)
Peking University, 2014.
Description of Research Expertise
Brain imaging, Public health, Social neuroscience, Translational neuroscience, Computational psychiatry, Substance use disorder, Tobacco control, Health communication, Cross-cultural psychologySelected Publications
Hager NM, Wang X, Ramos-Rolón AP, Childress AR, Langleben DD, Wiers CE, Shi Z.: Brain network segregation is associated with drug use severity in individuals with opioid use disorder. Drug Alcohol Depend 276: 112863, Sep 2025.Shi Z, Wang AL, Liu J, Audrain-McGovern J, Lynch KG, Loughead J, Langleben DD.: Delayed Effects of Cigarette Graphic Warning Labels on Smoking Behavior. Am J Health Promot Jul 2025.
Liu J, Shi Z, Fabbricatore JL, McMains JT, Worsdale A, Jones EC, Wang Y, Sweet LH.: Vaping and Smoking Cue Reactivity in Young Adult Nonsmoking Electronic Cigarette Users: A Functional Neuroimaging Study. Nicotine Tob Res 27: 762-766, Mar 2025.
Ramos-Rolón AP, Langleben DD, Lynch KG, Wiers CE, Shi Z.: Effects of emotional arousal on amygdala neural response and cigarette craving reduction during repeated exposure to graphic warning labels. medRxiv Mar 2025.
Brier LM, Langleben DD, Wiers CE, Shi Z.: Long-acting naltrexone restores network connectivity in subjects with co-morbid cannabis and opioid use disorder. bioRxiv 2025.
Shi Z, Wiers CE.: Accelerated brain aging in alcohol users: Insights from machine learning. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2025.
Pereira-Rufino LDS, Gobbo DR, Conte R, Sino RM, Oliveira NN, Fidalgo TM, Sato JR, Carrete Junior H, Souza-Formigoni MLO, Shi Z, Vissoci JRN, Wiers CE, Céspedes IC.: Reduced gray matter volume in limbic and cortical areas is associated with anxiety and depression in alcohol use disorder patients. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2025.
Pereira-Rufino LDS, Gobbo DR, Conte R, Romano RMS, Vissoto TCS, da Conceição MC, Sato JR, Junior HC, Fidalgo TM, Souza-Formigoni MLO, Shi Z, Vissoci JRN, Wiers CE, Céspedes IC.: Multiple dimensions approach in polysubstance use: An ESEM analysis based on the RDoC framework. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2025.
Shi Z, Li X, Todaro DR, Cao W, Lynch KG, Detre JA, Loughead J, Langleben DD, Wiers CE.: Medial prefrontal neuroplasticity during extended-release naltrexone treatment of opioid use disorder - a longitudinal structural magnetic resonance imaging study. Transl Psychiatry 14: 360, Sep 2024.
Li X, Ramos-Rolón AP, Kass G, Pereira-Rufino LS, Shifman N, Shi Z, Volkow ND, Wiers CE.: Imaging neuroinflammation in individuals with substance use disorders. J Clin Invest 134: e172884, Jun 2024.