Mentalizing is the capacity to understand ourselves and others in terms of intentional mental
states, such as feelings, desires, wishes, attitudes, and goals. It is a fundamental capacity in …

The amygdalar nuclear complex and hippocampal/parahippocampal region are key
components of the limbic system that play a critical role in emotional learning and memory …

The dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus is important for cognition and behavior.
However, the circuits underlying these functions are unclear. DG mossy cells (MCs) are …

Epilepsy is often associated with emotional disturbances and the endocannabinoid (eCB)
system tunes synaptic transmission in brain regions regulating emotional behavior. Thus …

Seizures dramatically increase the number of adult generated neurons in the hippocampus.
However, it is not known whether this effect depends on seizures that originate in specific …

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) continues to cause significant morbidity worldwide with an
estimated one million cases in the United States. Hurdles to establishing consensus to …

Immediate early genes (IEGs) are coordinately activated in response to neuronal activity and
can cause activation of secondary response genes that modulate synaptic plasticity and …

Hyperexcitability in fear circuits is suggested to be important for development of pathological
anxiety and trauma from adaptive mechanisms of fear. Hyperexcitability is proposed to be …

Behavioural, neurological, and genetic similarities exist in epilepsies, their psychiatric
comorbidities, and various psychiatric illnesses, suggesting common aetiological factors …

The vulnerability and plasticity of hippocampal GABAergic interneurons is a topic of broad
interest and debate in the field of epilepsy. In this experiment, we used the electrical kindling …