Research groups
Tarek Zghoul
BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), MSc, PhD, MRCPsych
Senior Clinical Research Fellow
- Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow
- Consultant Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
My primary research interests are in affective disorders and in particular bipolar depression. I'm currently working on an fMRI project, investigating the effects of a single dose of lamotrigine on brain function in healthy volunteers. The goal of the study is to help us further understand the effects of a glutamate modulatory compound on emotional processing function. This is to be seen in the context of bipolar depression with lamotrigine having shown ameliorative effects with regard to the depressive phase of bipolar affective disorder.
Recent publications
The distinctive psychopathology of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis compared with primary psychoses: an international, multicentre, retrospective phenotypic analysis.
Journal article
Al-Diwani A. et al, (2026), Lancet Psychiatry, 13, 47 - 61
A single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive memory bias in healthy volunteers.
Journal article
Zghoul T. et al, (2025), Psychol Med, 55
Acute neural effects of the mood stabiliser lamotrigine on emotional processing in healthy volunteers: a randomised control trial.
Journal article
Martens MAG. et al, (2024), Transl Psychiatry, 14
A single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive memory bias in healthy volunteers
Preprint
Zghoul T. et al, (2023)
Acute neural effects of the mood stabiliser lamotrigine on emotional processing in healthy volunteers - a randomised control trial
Preprint
Martens M. et al, (2023)