Disorganized brain signals in a mouse model of schizophrenia
Mice carrying a multi-gene deletion associated with schizophrenia exhibit disrupted communication between regions of the brain involved in working memory.Continue Reading
Author: michelesolis
Evan Eichler: Following his instincts to autism’s hotspots
Evan Eichler discovered that some parts of the human genome are more prone to mutate than others. Now he isContinue Reading
Convergence zone: top schizophrenia candidates linked
A new study outlines a connection between one suspected culprit in schizophrenia, NRG1, and another called DISC1. Read this articleContinue Reading
Watch, sleep, learn
Sleeping after watching can improve doing. Read this article at Scientific American Mind.
What lies between: extracellular matrix and schizophrenia
When searching for clues to schizophrenia in the brain, it’s important to look in the seemingly open space between neuronsContinue Reading
Early intervention yields big benefits for children with autism
Looking more like playtime than therapy, an intervention called the Early Start Denver Model boosted the IQ scores and languageContinue Reading
Serotonin receptors reduced in first-episode schizophrenia
The frontal cortex in people with schizophrenia contains abnormally low levels of the 5HT2A type of serotonin receptor, according to aContinue Reading
LRRTM2: A new synaptic partner for neurexin
A synapse-promoting protein called LRRTM2 has been identified as a ligand for neurexin, a protein linked to schizophrenia, autism andContinue Reading
Meet Norbin
Researchers have identified the protein Norbin as a behind the scenes booster of metabotropic glutamate receptors. This suggests a potentialContinue Reading
Getting specific with a mouse model of schizophrenia
Removing a subset of NMDA receptors in mice early in development can disrupt neural circuits and behavior in ways thatContinue Reading
Another neuroligin mutation for autism
A new mutation in the neuroligin-4 (NLGN4) gene has been found in two brothers with autism, further implicating the geneContinue Reading
GABA unleashed (from the synapse)
In the grand spectacle of neuronal communication, there is a new player on the scene: neurogliaform cells. A new paperContinue Reading
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