New research has identified the mechanisms that trigger disruption in the brain’s communication channels linked to symptoms in psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia.
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‘Brain training’ app could improve lives of people with schizophrenia
August 3, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new computer game has been developed by scientists that could improve the episodic memory and everyday functioning of people with schizophrenia.
Researchers identify the source of the debilitating memory loss in people with psychosis
July 23, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
As disabling as its delusions and hallucinations, psychosis’ devastating toll on memory arises from dysfunction of frontal and temporal lobe regions in the brain that rob sufferers of the ability…
Clarifying prefrontal neurons’ roles in flexible behavior
July 17, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
UMass Amherst neuroscientist finds neuronal activity is nuanced and complexResults of a new study reported this week by David Moorman of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Gary…
High blood levels of growth factor correlate with smaller brain areas in patients with schizophrenia
July 16, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
High blood levels of a growth factor known to enable new blood vessel development and brain cell protection correlate with a smaller size of brain areas key to complex thought, emotion and behavior…
Learning impacts how the brain processes what we see
July 14, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
From the smell of flowers to the taste of wine, our perception is strongly influenced by prior knowledge and expectations, a cognitive process known as top-down control.
Study identifies brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia
July 8, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Structural brain abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia, providing insight into how the condition may develop and respond to treatment, have been identified in an internationally collaborative…
How a schizophrenia risk gene affects the brain
May 22, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have for the first time shown how the disruption of a key gene involved in mental illness impacts on the brain.
Healing plants inspire new compounds for psychiatric drugs
May 14, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists look to healers in Nigeria to develop better therapies for mental disordersTreatments used by traditional healers in Nigeria have inspired scientists at Northwestern University to…
Brandeis researchers identify potential cause of schizophrenic symptoms
May 11, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Abnormal brain waves may provide drug target for therapeutic treatmentsSchizophrenia affects millions of people worldwide but the cause of its wide-ranging symptoms remains largely unknown.
