2023
Aberrant hippocampus and amygdala morphology associated with cognitive deficits in schizophrenia
Peterson B, Kaur T, Sawardekar S, Colibazzi T, Hao X, Wexler B, Bansal R. Aberrant hippocampus and amygdala morphology associated with cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1126577. PMID: 36909281, PMCID: PMC9996667, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1126577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical symptomsHealthy controlsAnatomical abnormalitiesMemory deficitsPathogenesis of schizophreniaSeverity of symptomsEffects of schizophreniaHippocampal bodyAmygdala morphologyLimbic regionsPatientsHippocampusInward deformationCognitive deficitsBrain structuresHC participantsSchizophreniaAmygdalaSymptomsMemory performanceContinuum of severityAnatomical MRIPrimary disturbanceMemory scoresAbnormalities
2010
Neuroplasticity: Biological Evolution’s Contribution to Cultural Evolution
Wexler B. Neuroplasticity: Biological Evolution’s Contribution to Cultural Evolution. On Thinking 2010, 1-17. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15423-2_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuronal activityBrain areasNeuronal connectionsBrain shapingMost childrenBrain functionBrain structuresYoung adulthoodDifferent neural structuresNumber of cellsNeural structuresOnly animalsNeurocognitive structuresTransgenerational alterationsChildhoodAdulthoodBrain sizeCellsHumansAnimalsFunctional systems