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·November 27, 2018·5 min read

Previous Studies Oversimplified Schizophrenia Symptoms

Researchers have developed a new method to classify the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Traditionally, schizophrenia's symptoms are placed into two categories, but the new study argues this is too simple and suggests using a five category system.

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·November 5, 2018·4 min read

Master Key Gene Has Links to ASD and Schizophrenia

Researchers implicate MIR-137 as a potential causal factor in schizophrenia and ASD.

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·October 30, 2018·3 min read

Key Differences in Brains of Women and Men with Schizophrenia

Researchers have identified key differences between the way males and females with schizophrenia process the emotional states of others than those without the condition. The study reports those with schizophrenia use less complex brain regions than healthy controls to process other people's emotions.

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·October 26, 2018·4 min read

How LSD Changes Perception

Researchers report LSD triggers a reduction in functional connection between areas of the brain that govern cognitive processes, while increasing connectivity in brain networks associated with sensory functions.

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·October 18, 2018·5 min read

Sensory Perception is Not A One Way Street

Researchers decipher the pathways by which the brain alters its own perception of the outside world.

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·October 16, 2018·3 min read

Brain Cells in Dish Shed Light on Genetic Origins of Schizophrenia

Gene expression over the course of neural development is significantly associated with a genetic risk for developing schizophrenia, researchers report.

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·October 11, 2018·4 min read

Human Brain Cell Transplant Offers Insight into Neurological Conditions

Researchers have successfully transplanted human brain cells into mouse brains and watched how they grow to form networks. The technique could be used to study a range of neurological conditions, the researchers report.

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·September 18, 2018·4 min read

Research Suggests Schizophrenia is an Extreme Version of a Common Personality Type

A neuroimaging study found highly schizotypal people have reduced brain responses to those without the personality trait. Researchers report schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses, may be thought of as extreme variants of specific personality types.

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·September 17, 2018·4 min read

Resynchronizing Neurons to Erase Schizophrenia

Researchers report that by increasing the excitability of a subpopulation of hippocampal inhibitory neurons, certain behavioral symptoms associated with schizophrenia can be suppressed.

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·September 14, 2018·4 min read

More Immune Cells in Brains of Those with Schizophrenia

A new study reports some people with schizophrenia have increased numbers of immune cells in their brains. Researchers say the immune cells may be producing inflammatory signals in those with the condition.

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·September 12, 2018·5 min read

New Sensor Tracks Dopamine in the Brain for More Than a Year

MIT researchers have developed a new sensor that is able to track and monitor dopamine in the brain for up to a year. The sensor could be a useful tool in monitoring dopamine levels in those with Parkinson's disease, depression and other conditions linked to dopamine deficiencies.