This chapter is an introduction to the volume “Psychedelic Neuroscience” of Elsevier's
Progress in Brain Research addressing the neurobiological mechanisms of psychedelic …

Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness characterized by alterations in processes that
regulate both synaptic plasticity and functional connectivity between brain regions …

Synchronous low-frequency oscillation in the resting human brain has been found to form
networks of functionally associated areas and hence has been widely used to map the …

A fluorescent sensor based on thioglycolic acid-capped cadmium sulfide quantum dots (TGA-
CdS QDs) has been designed for the sensitive and selective detection of dopamine (DA). In …

The vascular contributions of neurotransmitters to the hemodynamic response are gaining
more attention in neuroimaging studies, as many neurotransmitters are vasomodulatory. To …

Background: It has been consistently reported that the deficiency of the adenosine
triphosphate (ATP) sensitive purinergic receptor P2X7 (P2X7R) ameliorates symptoms in …

BackgroundGiven that only a subgroup of patients with schizophrenia responds to first-line
antipsychotic drugs, a key clinical question is what underlies treatment response …

Donepezil is the first-line of treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD), which improves
cognitive impairment effectively, but whether it has an impact on cognitive impairment in …

Background: Rodent behavioural assays are widely used to delineate the mechanisms of
psychiatric disorders and predict the efficacy of drug candidates. Conventional behavioural …

Rationale Social withdrawal is a core feature of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Currently available pharmacotherapies have only limited efficacy towards the negative …