Review Articles

1. Usui N*. Possible roles of deep cortical neurons and oligodendrocytes in the neural basis of human sociality. Anatomical Science International 99:34-47, 2024.
2. Nakama N, Usui N*, Doi M, Shimada S. Early life stress impairs brain and mental development during childhood increasing the risk of developing psychiatric disorders. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 126:110783, 2023.
3. Usui N*, Kobayashi H, Shimada S. Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Molecular Science 24(6):5487, 2023.
4. Li M, Usui N*, Shimada S. Prenatal Sex Hormone Exposure Is Associated with the Development of Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Molecular Science 24(3):2203, 2023.
5. Doi M, Li M, Usui N*, Shimada S. Genomic Strategies for Understanding the Pathophysiology of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 15:930941, 2022.
6. Toriumi K, Wang GZ, Berto S, Usui N*. Editorial: Decoding Brain Function Through Genetics. Frontiers in Genetics 13:874350, 2022.
7. Irie K†, Doi M†, Usui N*, Shimada S. Evolution of the Human Brain Can Help Determine Pathophysiology of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Frontiers in Neuroscience 16:871979, 2022.
8. Doi M, Usui N*, Shimada S. Prenatal Environment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Frontiers in Endocrinology 13:860110, 2022.
9. Usui N, Co M, Konopka G. Decoding the molecular evolution of human cognition using comparative genomics. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 84(2):103-116, 2014.