FeaturedNeuroscience·September 28, 2022·2 min readThe Unexpected Cells Helping to Shape Young BrainsDuring brain development, oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) contribute to the neural pruning process, helping to shape the healthy development of the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 8, 2022·3 min readSchizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder May Be Detectable Years Before Illnesses BeginResearchers report bipolar depression and schizophrenia may be detectable several years before symptoms appear. A new study reports 50% of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder attended specialist child and adolescent mental health services during childhood.Read More
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FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 1, 2022·3 min readInterrelationships Between Different Domains of Negative Symptoms in SchizophreniaUsing a Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS) to assess negative symptoms of schizophrenia may bridge the gap between clinical interviews and a patient's self-reported measure of symptoms.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 30, 2022·6 min readBrain Activity During Sleep Differs in Young People With Genetic Risk of Psychiatric DisordersYoung people with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome have distinct and marked EEG differences in brain activity during sleep, which could influence psychiatric symptoms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 8, 2022·6 min readStudying Schizophrenia by Emulating It in a Petri DishCreating modular neural networks (MoMNets), researchers generate a new way to study schizophrenia and other disorders in a lab setting.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 4, 2022·7 min readSimilarity Between Schizophrenia and Dementia Discovered for the First TimeStudy reveals striking similarities in both behaviors and neuroanatomical changes between people with schizophrenia and behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 31, 2022·5 min readCells That Control Hunger Affect Brain Structure and FunctionAgRP neurons in the hypothalamus play a critical role in shaping the structure and function of the prefrontal cortex in mice. The findings shed light on how the prefrontal cortex is altered in disorders such as schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 6, 2022·3 min readDevelopment of Psychosis Influenced by NeighborhoodStudy revealed the place in which a person lived at the age of fifteen was a big influence on the risk of developing both affective psychosis (bipolar disorder) and non-affective psychosis (schizophrenia) later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·July 1, 2022·3 min readStrong Link Found Between Emotional Childhood Abuse and Schizophrenia-Like Experiences in AdulthoodStudy reveals a strong association between emotional abuse experienced during childhood and an increased risk of developing schizophrenia-like symptoms in adulthood.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 20, 2022·3 min readSmoking Increases the Risk of Depression and SchizophreniaNew research finds smoking significantly increases the risk of a person developing schizophrenia or depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 6, 2022·3 min readNew Evidence for an Autoimmune Cause of SchizophreniaResearchers have identified an autoantibody that appears to cause schizophrenia in some individuals. The findings add to the growing body of evidence that schizophrenia could have an autoimmune component.Read More
