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·November 24, 2014·2 min read

Schizophrenia May Be Triggered By Excess Protein

An overabundance of NOS1AP resulted in dendrites being stunted in the developing brains of rats, new research reports.

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·November 6, 2014·4 min read

Ghost Illusion Created in the Lab

Manipulating sensorimotor input, researchers invoke a 'ghostly' illusion for study participants.

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·October 17, 2014·3 min read

YouTube as Peer Support for People with Severe Mental Illness

YouTube and other social media sites can help people with severe mental illnesses find and provide peer support, researchers report.

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·October 7, 2014·4 min read

Working Memory Hinders Learning in Schizophrenia

Researchers pinpoint working memory as a potential source of learning difficulties some people with schizophrenia experience.

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·September 22, 2014·2 min read

Blood Test May Help Determine Who Is at Risk for Psychosis

A simple blood test could help identify those at risk of developing psychosis, a new study reports.

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·September 11, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Discover Neurochemical Imbalance in Schizophrenia

According to a new study, neurons created from iPSCs of people with schizophrenia secrete higher amounts of dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine.

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·August 28, 2014·5 min read

Electric Current to Brain Boosts Memory

Using TMS to stimulate the hippocampus, researcher report they were able to improve memory.

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·August 21, 2014·3 min read

Difficulty Assessing Effort Drives Motivation Deficits in Schizophrenia, Study Finds

Difficulty in assessing the amount of effort required to complete a task could be the reason people with schizophrenia often have trouble setting themselves goals, a new study reports.

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·August 18, 2014·3 min read

Happiness in Schizophrenia

A new study reports people with Schizophrenia are as happy as people with good physical and mental health.

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·August 17, 2014·4 min read

Stem Cells Reveal How Illness-Linked Genetic Variation Affects Neurons

Researchers report a genetic variation linked to some mental illnesses reduces synaptic growth in developing brains.

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·August 14, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain Switchboard

A new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.

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·July 23, 2014·3 min read

Schizophrenia’s Genetic Architecture Revealed

Researchers say they are closer to developing effective treatments for schizophrenia after uncovering dozens of sites across the human genome which are strongly associated with a genetic disposition to schizophrenia.