Neocortical excitation/inhibition balance in information processing and social dysfunction

An optogenetic toolbox designed for primates

(2011) Ilka Diester et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Optogenetics in Neural Systems

(2011) Ofer Yizhar et al.   NEURON

Modeling Autistic Features in Animals

(2011) PAUL H. PATTERSON   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Molecular and Cellular Approaches for Diversifying and Extending Optogenetics

(2010) Viviana Gradinaru et al.   CELL

Microstimulation Reveals Limits in Detecting Different Signals from a Local Cortical Region

(2010) Amy M. Ni et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Three hypotheses for developmental defects that may underlie some forms of autism spectrum disorder

(2010) John LR Rubenstein   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY

The Intense World Theory – A Unifying Theory of the Neurobiology of Autism

(2010) Kamila Markram et al.   Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes

(2010) Hsiao-Tuan Chao et al.   NATURE

Ultrafast optogenetic control

(2010) Lisa A Gunaydin et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Opto-Current-Clamp Actuation of Cortical Neurons Using a Strategically Designed Channelrhodopsin

(2010) Lei Wen et al.   PLoS One

Hyper-connectivity and hyper-plasticity in the medial prefrontal cortex in the valproic acid animal model of autism

(2010) Tania Rinaldi   Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Structural Guidance of the Photocycle of Channelrhodopsin-2 by an Interhelical Hydrogen Bond

(2009) Christian Bamann et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

A Computational Model for Cerebral Cortical Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2009) Shashaank Vattikuti et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

A synaptic trek to autism

(2009) Thomas Bourgeron   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Genetics of psychosis; insights from views across the genome

(2009) Michael C. O’Donovan et al.   HUMAN GENETICS

Visual attention in autism families: ‘unaffected’ sibs share atypical frontal activation

(2009) Matthew K. Belmonte et al.   JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Common circuit defect of excitatory-inhibitory balance in mouse models of autism

(2009) Nadine Gogolla et al.   Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Parvalbumin neurons and gamma rhythms enhance cortical circuit performance

(2009) Vikaas S. Sohal et al.   NATURE

Bi-stable neural state switches

(2009) André Berndt et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Postnatal NMDA receptor ablation in corticolimbic interneurons confers schizophrenia-like phenotypes

(2009) Juan E Belforte et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Mouse neurexin-1  deletion causes correlated electrophysiological and behavioral changes consistent with cognitive impairments

(2009) M. R. Etherton et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Autism is characterized by dorsal anterior cingulate hyperactivation during social target detection

(2009) Gabriel S. Dichter et al.   Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Conserved Regional Patterns of GABA-Related Transcript Expression in the Neocortex of Subjects With Schizophrenia

(2008) Takanori Hashimoto et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Reduced neural synchronization of gamma-band MEG oscillations in first-degree relatives of children with autism

(2008) Donald C Rojas et al.   BMC Psychiatry

Brain hyper-reactivity to auditory novel targets in children with high-functioning autism

(2008) M. Gomot et al.   BRAIN

Neuroligins and neurexins link synaptic function to cognitive disease

(2008) Thomas C. Südhof   NATURE

Red-shifted optogenetic excitation: a tool for fast neural control derived from Volvox carteri

(2008) Feng Zhang et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Rare Structural Variants Disrupt Multiple Genes in Neurodevelopmental Pathways in Schizophrenia

(2008) T. Walsh et al.   SCIENCE

Circuit-based framework for understanding neurotransmitter and risk gene interactions in schizophrenia

(2008) John E. Lisman et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Altered excitatory-inhibitory balance in the NMDA-hypofunction model of schizophrenia

(2008) Colin Kehrer   Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience