Zhenhao Shi, PhD

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Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
3535 Market St Ste 500
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Psychology)
Peking University, 2009.
PhD (Cognitive Neuroscience)
Peking University, 2014.
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Description of Research Expertise

Brain imaging, Public health, Social neuroscience, Translational neuroscience, Computational psychiatry, Substance use disorder, Tobacco control, Health communication, Cross-cultural psychology

Selected 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.

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Last updated: 09/22/2025
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