Schizophrenia Research Forum meeting reports
This year I’ve traveled near and far to cover the latest schizophrenia-related findings at three different meetings. This turned intoContinue Reading
Tag: brain imaging
Schizophrenia Research Forum Omnibus
Here I post a backlog of news stories I’ve written for Schizophrenia Research Forum since March 2013 — 30 inContinue Reading
Widespread brain reductions in “schizophrenia-lite”
Men with schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) show reductions in brain volume in several, disparate regions, reports a study published onlineContinue Reading
Brain scanners turn to mice
Mice carrying a truncated form of DISC1, a gene related to psychiatric illness, also show defects in the dopamine systemContinue Reading
Simulating schizophrenia with ketamine
Disrupting glutamate signals in the brain blurs the contrast between the brain’s background “default” activity and its task-related engagement, accordingContinue Reading
What’s the matter with white matter in schizophrenia?
Three studies published in the Archives of General Psychiatry in September identify schizophrenia-related changes in white matter, the bundles ofContinue Reading
Antipsychotics enhance reward signals, with mixed results
Antipsychotics elevate signals in the brain’s reward pathways, with wanted and unwanted effects, according to two new brain imaging studiesContinue Reading
SIRS 2012 — Predicting psychosis with brain imaging
A cadre of brain imagers presented their efforts to detect the brain changes behind psychosis onset, with a focus onContinue Reading
Personality circuits
We typically reveal our personalities through our behavior, but a new study suggests it might be apparent even when weContinue Reading
Making sense of a maze
Trillions of synapses in the human brain connect neurons near and far, with information traversing different paths within this mazeContinue Reading
Teenage brain drain
Teenagers struck by early-onset psychosis quickly exhibit brain volume decreases over two years, according to a new study in theContinue Reading
Omens of psychosis?
An overactive dopamine system in the brain precedes the onset of psychosis, according to a recent study in American JournalContinue Reading
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