Contrasting measures: Autism can be differentiated from schizophrenia by measuring the balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission, even though that balance is altered in both conditions, according to a new study. Using resting state fMRI, researchers calculated Hurst exponents to estimate excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) balance. People with schizophrenia showed increased E/I balance compared with people without […]
