Assessing the calming effects of a self-regulated inflatable vest: an evaluation based on Visual Analogue Scale and Electroencephalogram

MI Maula, IY Afif, MI Ammarullah, MDP Lamura… - Cogent …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the subjective acceptability and physiological
response of an inflatable vest as a wearable device to stimulate calming effects. Methods: A …

Transcriptomics of Gabra4 knockout mice reveals common NMDAR pathways underlying autism, memory, and epilepsy

C Fan, Y Gao, G Liang, L Huang, J Wang, X Yang… - Molecular autism, 2020 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neuronal developmental disorder with impaired social
interaction and communication, often with abnormal intelligence and comorbidity with …

Application of pseudocontinuous arterial spin labeling perfusion imaging in children with autism spectrum disorders

F Ye, L Du, B Liu, X Gao, A Yang, D Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Pseudocontinuous Arterial Spin Labeling (pCASL) perfusion imaging allows
non-invasive quantification of regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) as part of a multimodal …

Astroglial cells as neuroendocrine targets in forebrain development: Implications for sex differences in psychiatric disease

GM Rurak, B Woodside, A Aguilar-Valles… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Astroglial cells are the most abundant cell type in the mammalian brain. They are implicated
in almost every aspect of brain physiology, including maintaining homeostasis, building and …

Copy number variation at the 22q11. 2 locus influences prevalence, severity, and psychiatric impact of sleep disturbance

KP O'Hora, A Lin, L Kushan-Wells… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Sleep disturbance is common, impairing, and may affect symptomatology in
developmental neuropsychiatric disorders. Here, we take a genetics-first approach to study …

GPR158 in pyramidal neurons mediates social novelty behavior via modulating synaptic transmission in male mice

S Wei, J Jiang, D Wang, J Chang, L Tian, X Yang… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Impairment in social communication skills is a hallmark feature of autism spectrum disorder
(ASD). The role of G-protein-coupled receptor 158 (GPR158) in ASD remains largely …

Altered GABAergic, glutamatergic and endocannabinoid signaling is accompanied by neuroinflammatory response in a zebrafish model of social withdrawal behavior

P Perdikaris, CR Dermon - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Deficits in social communication are in the core of clinical symptoms
characterizing many neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum …

Age and sex influences gamma-aminobutyric acid concentrations in the developing brain of very premature infants

SK Basu, S Pradhan, MB Jacobs, M Said, K Kapse… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate are principal neurotransmitters essential
for late gestational brain development and may play an important role in prematurity-related …

Postweaning social isolation and autism-like phenotype: A biochemical and behavioral comparative analysis

A Caruso, L Ricceri, A Caruso, F Nicoletti… - Behavioural Brain …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adolescence is a critical period for brain development. In most mammalian species,
disturbances experienced during adolescence constitute a risk factor for several …

Time of day-dependent alterations in hippocampal kynurenic acid, glutamate, and GABA in adult rats exposed to elevated kynurenic acid during neurodevelopment

CJ Wright, KM Rentschler, NTJ Wagner… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hypofunction of glutamatergic signaling is causally linked to neurodevelopmental disorders,
including psychotic disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Kynurenic acid …