Elucidating the prefrontal cortical microcircuit has been challenging, given its role in multiple
complex behaviors, including working memory, cognitive flexibility, attention, social …

Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe psychiatric disorder that has profound impact on an
individual's life and on society. Thus, developing more effective therapeutic interventions is …

Brain is a vital organ of the human body which performs very important functions such as
analysis, processing, coordination, and execution of electrical signals. For this purpose, it …

In the hippocampus GABAergic local circuit inhibitory interneurons represent only~ 10–15%
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …

Emotional arousal enhances perception and memory of high-priority information but impairs
processing of other information. Here, we propose that, under arousal, local glutamate levels …

WINNER OF THE 2014 BRAIN PRIZE From the acclaimed author of Reading in the Brain
and How We Learn, a breathtaking look at the new science that can track consciousness …

Abstract N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction plays a key role in
pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Since NMDAR hypofunction has also been reported in …

In patients with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder, abnormalities in excitatory
and/or inhibitory neurotransmission and neuronal plasticity may lead to aberrant functional …

To understand dynamic cognitive processes, the high time resolution of EEG/MEG is
invaluable. EEG/MEG signals can play an important role in providing measures of functional …

While signatures of attention have been extensively studied in sensory systems, the neural
sources and computations responsible for top-down control of attention are largely …