FeaturedPsychology·July 3, 2014·4 min readSchizophrenia Associated Gene Variation Affects Brain Cell DevelopmentResearchers discover people missing a certain small part of the genome are at higher risk of developing schizophrenia.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·June 7, 2014·3 min readNew Evidence Links Air Pollution to Autism and SchizophreniaResearchers describe how early life exposure to air pollution produces significant brain changes, including enlargement of the part of the brain seen in humans with autism and schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·June 5, 2014·4 min readBrain Circuit Problem Likely Sets Stage for The Voices That Are Symptom of SchizophreniaResearchers report a disruption in a brain circuit could contribute to the auditory hallucinations associated with schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 4, 2014·4 min readRegulating Brain Activity to Improve AttentionResearchers discover balanced activity in the prefrontal cortex is essential for attention.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·May 28, 2014·4 min readUncovering Clues to the Genetic Cause of SchizophreniaResearchers suggest the overall number and nature of genetics mutations, rather than any single mutation, influences an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 28, 2014·3 min readTiming Is EverythingResearchers show how the brain re-wires and fine tunes its connections differently, depending on the relative timing of sensory information.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 5, 2014·1 min readResearchers See Signs of Schizophrenia in Resting BrainsResearchers discover widespread disruption of signals while the brain is at rest in patients with schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsPsychology·April 29, 2014·4 min readResearch Sees Overlap in Altered Genes Found in Schizophrenia, Autism and Intellectual DisabilityMalfunctions in some of the same genes contribute to the pathology or some cases of schizophrenia, autism and intellectual disability.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 11, 2014·4 min readProtein Researchers Closing in on the Mystery of SchizophreniaIn an attempt to understand what happens in the brain of schizophrenics, researchers analysed proteins in the brains of rats who had been given the hallucinogen PCP.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 10, 2014·2 min readResearchers Search for Earliest Roots of Psychiatric DisordersA new study reports newborns, whose mothers were exposed to a variety of environmental stressors while pregnant, could be susceptible to psychiatric disorders later in life.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 3, 2014·1 min readDopamine and HippocampusResearchers demonstrate the role dopamine plays in the hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 2, 2014·4 min readNoisy Brain SignalsVisual perception errors in those with schizophrenia are consistent with corollary discharge, a new study reports.Read More