Psychiatrist and neuroscientist studying the role of interoception in mental health. Director of Anxiety Disorders Research, UCLA Psychiatry. Opinions my own.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined November 2019
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Sahib Khalsa retweeted
Antonio Damasio, a giant in the field of consciousness research, has a fascinating new book, out today: Natural Intelligence & the Logic of Consciousness by Antonio Damasio: 9798217207497 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books penguinrandomhouse.com/books…
Sahib Khalsa retweeted
Although we search for orthostatic tachycardia to make a diagnosis of POTS - the heart may indeed by a “bystander:” we must try to better understand central & central autonomic “top- down” processes @OluAjijola @KhalsaLab @PrashSanders @shivkumarmd
POTS: A neuroimmune disorder with cardiovascular manifestations?
#EPeeps
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Sahib Khalsa retweeted
AI is becoming clinically relevant for mood and anxiety care—but the evidence is uneven, and enthusiasm must be matched by guardrails. I point out that the priority now is not “AI everywhere,” but actionable, validated, clinically accountable tools that improve care.
ALT https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950004426000167
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Sahib Khalsa retweeted
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🚀 GET EXCITED! The @ScottRussoPhD #BrainBodyResearchInstitute Seminar Series returns Jan 27th to launch an exciting 2026 season. Join us for cutting-edge talks from leaders in #BrainBody research. See you there! RSVP👉mountsinai.zoom.us/webinar/r…
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I’m looking for a postdoc to join me at UCSD, ideally a clinical psychologist PhD who can deliver mindfulne as well as write papers and do analyses. I have one of the world’s largest psychophysiology datasets of opioid misuse, OUD, & chronic pain. Competitive salary. DM or email.
Sahib Khalsa retweeted
Mental health is health. As a neuroscientist, a leader, and an optimist, I’m proud of the progress happening at the @AllenInstitute and around the world that is helping pave the way to new treatments and a brighter future.
Our research into the brain's mechanisms is crucial for advancing mental health science. By mapping brain cell types and studying their connections and characteristics, we aim to unlock new insights into mental health conditions and support the development of new treatments.
This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, we pause to reflect on the importance of mental health and the ongoing efforts to understand and support it. Some of my favorite ways to unwind and support my own mental health are walking my dog, and enjoying time outdoors in the beautiful city of Seattle.
ALT Rui Costa with a puppy on his lap.
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It has finally arrived - @KhalsaLab (Sahib Khalsa) and I are excited to share this chapter exploring the role of the insula in body image in eating disorders and other conditions.
New paper alert! In this chapter, part of a volume led by the late Bud Craig’s colleagues Alan Simmons, Marc Wittmann, and Irina Strigo, we opine on the role of the insula in interoception and body image processing in anorexia nervosa and other conditions. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4017…
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1/ We can measure interoception in many aspects, but can we actually manipulate it? I’m excited to share our new study, which shows that blockade of peripheral beta-adrenergic pathways improves cardiac and respiratory interoception in unique ways! 🧵👇biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Attention #interoception researchers! We have a new free software tool to assess cardiac interoceptive accuracy (both Whitehead and Schandry tasks).
Our program is called WACARDIA and uses Shimmer Bluetooth ECG sensors and MATLAB!
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🌐In our new paper in @TheLancetPsych: @dost_ongur and I are arguing that we need to embrace the dynamic nature of psychiatric disorders! 🚀 In “Embracing Complexity in psychiatry..,” doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(2…
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Want to know more about how the brain and gut microbiome and our environment are linked to obesity and altered eating behaviors? check out my interview "The Best of @ObesityWeek " I highlight some strategies about how we can make small changes to have big impacts. @ObesitySociety @UCLAHealth @DOM_UCLA @ucladgsomdigest @UCLAnewsroom @UCLAGIHep
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Come explore emerging research in brain-body communication @KeystoneSymp Interoception: Neural Sensing and Control of Organ Function, this April in Seattle! keysym.us/KSInteroception25 #KSInteroception25 pic.x.com/gWsgQgcAJh
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What happens when our stream of consciousness turns inward, towards the body? Our new fMRI study of 536 individuals finds that 'body-wandering' is associated with distinct patterns of brain connectivity, physiology, affect, and mental health: biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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I'm thrilled to have co-authored Chapter 9, 'Interoception and Mental Health'. It was an honor to work w/ @KhalsaLab on this project under his guidance. A huge thanks to our editors, @DrJJMurphy and @DrRebeccaBrewer, for their incredible effort and support throughout the process.
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From the (only?) lab performing vagus nerve recordings in awake humans. Amazing stuff.
‘Firing properties of single axons with cardiac rhythmicity in the human cervical vagus nerve.’
physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.c…
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Exciting news for the @uclacaltechmstp! With a renewed NIH grant, the program has grown to include 30 training positions, highlighting its continued excellence in developing future physician-scientists. Dr. Olujimi Ajijola shares more: uclahs.fyi/4ekNeX3
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📢📢 Register now 📢📢 for the upcoming @royalsociety meeting featuring a stellar lineup of speakers exploring cutting-edge digital healthcare tools and treatments, shaping the future of #FND care! @NIRSlearn
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Sahib Khalsa retweeted
New paper in Imaging Neuroscience by Benjamin P. Gold, Catie Chang, et al:
Functional MRI signals exhibit stronger covariation with peripheral autonomic measures as vigilance decreases
doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00287
