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Autism Featured Neuroscience

·August 11, 2015·4 min read

Autism and Schizophrenia Linked to Special Class of Inhibitory Neurons

A new study reports the loss of mGluR5 receptors in the brain could be responsible for the development of autism and schizophrenia.

This is a drawing of the hippocampus with CA3, CA1 and the DG labeled.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·March 30, 2015·3 min read

Building Block for Memory and Learning Identified

Researchers discover a key receptor which is responsible for activating opposing forms of plasticity in the hippocampus.