
Dr Matthew Claydon
Current positions
Senior Research Associate in Neuroscience
School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
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Research interests
I am a senior postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol, my research profile is focused on the neurobiology of mental health disorders and I have a particular interest in the mechanisms by which novel rapid-acting antidepressants (RAADs), such as psilocybin act in the brain to better treat and understand mood disorders.
Currently, my work integrates advanced neuroscience techniques, including electrophysiology and 2-photon calcium imaging to dissect the cellular, circuit, and molecular mechanisms underlying psychiatric disease.
Publications
Recent publications
10/06/2025Perirhinal cortex structure and function is dysregulated by corticosteroid treatment
Preclinical models for evaluating psychedelics in the treatment of major depressive disorder
British Journal of Pharmacology
Circadian regulation of hippocampal function is disrupted with corticosteroid treatment
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Circadian regulation of hippocampal function is disrupted with chronic corticosteroid treatment
The glucocorticoid-mediated genomic stress response
Current Opinion in Endocrine and Metabolic Research
Thesis
The effects of synthetic glucocorticoid treatment on synaptic physiology
Supervisors
Award date
21/06/2022


