Laura J. Westacott

Cardiff University — United Kingdom

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

7h-index512citations17works0.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms(7), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms(4), Tryptophan and brain disorders(4), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances(3), Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders(3)

Publications17 total

Novel antibodies and assays to ascertain the role of C4 protein variants in Schizophrenia risk
Immunobiology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Complement receptor <i>C3ar1</i> deficiency does not alter brain structure or functional connectivity across early life development
2025Open Access
Complement receptor <i>C3ar1</i> deficiency does not alter brain structure or functional connectivity across early life development
Brain Communications·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The plasma proteome and prognosis for psychiatric symptoms in psychosis: A focus on function, not factors
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2024Open Access
Persistent Child and Adolescent Anxiety Predicts Development of Psychotic Disorders via Elevated Inflammation
Biological Psychiatry·2022
Complement Dependent Synaptic Reorganisation During Critical Periods of Brain Development and Risk for Psychiatric Disorder
Frontiers in Neuroscience·2022· 28 citedOpen Access
Complement C3 and C3aR mediate different aspects of emotional behaviours; relevance to risk for psychiatric disorder
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2021· 26 citedOpen Access
Dissociable effects of complement C3 and C3aR on survival and morphology of adult born hippocampal neurons, pattern separation, and cognitive flexibility in male mice
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2021· 18 citedOpen Access
Haploinsufficiency of the schizophrenia and autism risk gene Cyfip1 causes abnormal postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis through microglial and Arp2/3 mediated actin dependent mechanisms
Translational Psychiatry·2021· 30 citedOpen Access
79 The Effect of The C3 And C3ar On Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis
British journal of surgery·2021Open Access
Complement C3 and C3aR mediate different aspects of emotional behaviours; relevance to risk for psychiatric disorder
2019· 4 citedOpen Access
The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Interventions for Improvement of Neurocognitive Performance After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation·2018· 46 cited
Correction to: the role of the complement system in traumatic brain injury: a review
Journal of Neuroinflammation·2018· 4 citedOpen Access
The role of the complement system in traumatic brain injury: a review
Journal of Neuroinflammation·2018· 163 citedOpen Access
Neuroimmune regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis by Complement Component 3 and Complement C3a Receptor
ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University)·2016Open Access
Abstracts
British Journal of Dermatology·2014· 4 citedOpen Access
Cingulum Microstructure Predicts Cognitive Control in Older Age and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Journal of Neuroscience·2012· 187 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

William Gray(5), Lawrence S. Wilkinson(5), Malik Zaben(4), Niels Haan(4), Jérémy Hall(4), B. Paul Morgan(4), Michael J. Owen(3), Trevor Humby(3), Timothy R. Hughes(3), Adnan Hammad(2), Sophie A. Brain(2), Emma‐Louise Bush(2), Margarita Toneva(2), Andreea-Ingrid Baloc(2), Anna Moon(2), Jack Reddaway(2), Omar Marei(2), Hanna Lemmik(2), Eugene Kim(2), Eilidh MacNicol(2)