The cerebral cortex is full of recurrent connectivities, and their disturbance leads to diseases such as epilepsy and schizophrenia. We found in the auditory cortex that layer 5 to layer 2/3 interlaminar recurrence provides inhibitory feedback, which may stabilize the neural activity and help appropriate information processing in the cortical circuit.

For the first time, scientists have found that brain differences in the visual brain systems of infants who later are diagnosed with autism are associated with inherited genetic factors.

Written by Dr. Zev Nakamura, Assistant Professor   Approximately 1 in 4 patients with cancer are diagnosed with anxiety and/or depressive disorders. These mental health conditions can be exacerbated or precipitated by the psychological stress of a new cancer diagnosis, physical symptoms (e.g., pain, shortness of breath, nausea), and fear of cancer progression or recurrence. … Read more