The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a dynamic interface between the peripheral blood supply
and the cerebral parenchyma, controlling the transport of material to and from the brain …

Blood–brain barrier pathology is recognised as a central factor in the development of many
neurological disorders, but much less is known about the role of the blood–brain barrier in …

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a time tested treatment modality for the management of
various psychiatric disorders. There have been a lot of modifications in the techniques of …

Neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases cause considerable human suffering,
and therapy options for these two disease categories are limited or non‐existing. It is an …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) using the blood oxygenation level-
dependent (BOLD) contrast indirectly probes neuronal activity changes via evoked cerebral …

The measurement of cerebral blood volume (CBV) has been the topic of numerous
neuroimaging studies. To date, however, most in vivo imaging approaches can only …

Schizophrenia (SZ) is a severe mental disorder with unknown etiology and elusive
neuropathological and neurobiological features have been a focus of many theoretical …

Background: Schizophrenia is a multifactorial neurodevelopmental disorder associated with
cognitive dysfunction and changes in primary sensory processing. This article aims to …

The use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment resistant patients with schizophrenia is
of considerable current interest, but where to site the electrodes is challenging. This article …

Mounting evidence supports a genetic-vascular-inflammatory etiology of schizophrenia. The
retina provides an indirect assessment of inflammation and degeneration in the brain. In …