Erminio Costa

Erminio "Mimo" Costa (March 9, 1924 – November 28, 2009) was an Italian-American neuroscientist.

[3] His research interests covered brain serotonergic activity in health and disease, benzodiazepine-GABA interactions,[4] benzodiazepine action at GABAA receptors, neurophysiological role of neurosteroids,[5] and GABAergic dysfunction and changes in the expression of reelin and GAD67 in schizophrenia.

[6] He published more than 1,000 articles.

[7] The June 2011 issue of the journal Neuropharmacology was dedicated to him.

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