A myriad of factors influence the developmental and aging process and impact health and
life span. Mounting evidence indicates that brain injury, even moderate injury, can lead to …

Quantification of microglial activation through morphometric analysis has long been a staple
of the neuroimmunologist’s toolkit. Microglial morphological phenomics can be conducted …

The immune system is crucial for normal neuronal development and function (neuroimmune
system). Both immune and neuronal systems undergo significant postnatal development …

Exposure to adverse experiences during development increases the risk of psychiatric
illness later in life. Growing evidence suggests a role for the neuroimmune system in this …

Complement is a key component of the immune system with roles in inflammation and host-defence.
Here we reveal novel functions of complement pathways impacting on emotional …

Research on the complement system, like most areas of immunology, has seen tremendous
progress over the last decades. Further advances in the complement field will rely on the …

The Early-Career Complementologists (ECCO) is a task force that was established, in close
collaboration with the European Complement Network (ECN) and the International …

Schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder are neuropsychiatric disorders which in part
are characterised by impairments in the acquisition and updating of associative memories. …

Background Recent findings implicate complement, a key component of the immune system,
in healthy brain functioning and risk for psychiatric disorders. Altered emotional function, in …

Background: The hippocampus is critically involved in learning and memory processes.
Although once considered a relatively homogenous structure, it is now clear that the …