Translocator protein expression in acquired models of epilepsy: picturing a Janus face?

Epilepsy is a devastating disorder affecting 50 million people worldwide. This research project will investigate a novel hypothesis connecting brain inflammation and neurosteriod alterations as key processes during epileptogenesis. These two pathways are shown to have bimodal effects on seizure susceptibility, but up till now have only been investigated independently.

Keywords:BRAIN DISORDERS, PROTEINS, EPILEPSY

Disciplines:Neurosciences, Biological and physiological psychology, Cognitive science and intelligent systems, Developmental psychology and ageing