Tobias Banaschewski

Immune-related gene expression links anxiety, depression, and pain outcomes in adolescence

Abstract Background: Chronic pain and internalising disorders such as anxiety and depression frequently co-occur during adolescence. Although prospective associations between internalising symptoms and later pain have been reported previously, the biological mechanisms underlying...

Estimating differing causal roles of glutamate and GABA genes on brain and behavior in autism

Abstract The excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance theory suggests that excitatory and inhibitory alterations underlies autism characteristics. However, genetic underpinnings of this imbalance and its impact on brain function and behavior remains unclear. We explored causal links...