Erminio Costa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erminio Costa

Italian-American neuroscientist

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1924

Place of Birth: Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2009

Profession: neuroscientist

Nationality: United States, Italy

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Erminio "Mimo" Costa (March 9, 1924 – November 28, 2009) was an Italian-American neuroscientist.
His research interests covered brain serotonergic activity in health and disease, benzodiazepine-GABA interactions, benzodiazepine action at GABAA receptors, neurophysiological role of neurosteroids, and GABAergic dysfunction and changes in the expression of reelin and GAD67 in schizophrenia.
He published more than 1,000 articles.
The June 2011 issue of the journal Neuropharmacology was dedicated to him.