An expert review of the aetiology, assessment, and treatment of autism spectrum disorder,
and recommendations for diagnosis, management and service provision was coordinated …

This article is part of a Special Issue “SBN 2014”. Women are more vulnerable to stress-and
fear-based disorders, such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite the …

BackgroundAccumulating evidence shows that a propensity towards a pro-inflammatory
status in the brain plays an important role in schizophrenia. Anti-inflammatory drugs might …

Neuroactive steroids such as allopregnanolone do not only act as transcriptional factors in
the regulation of gene expression after intracellular back-oxidation into the 5-α pregnane …

Neuropathic pain is a complex chronic condition characterized by various sensory,
cognitive, and affective symptoms. A large percentage of patients with neuropathic pain are …

In this article, we examine evidence supporting the role of reproductive steroids in the
regulation of mood and behavior in women and the nature of that role. In the first half of the …

Over the past two decades, substantial knowledge has been attained about the mechanisms
underlying the acquisition and subsequent extinction of conditioned fear. Knowledge gained …

At rest, brain activity can be characterized not by an absence of organized activity but
instead by spatially and temporally correlated patterns of activity. In this experiment, we …

Dyspnea is the highly threatening experience of breathlessness experienced by patients
with diverse pathologies, including respiratory, cardiovascular, and neuromuscular …

Abstract Changes in neurosteroid levels during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle may
precipitate affective symptoms. To test this hypothesis, we stabilized neurosteroid levels by …