Communication problems in the brain that are associated with schizophrenia are present prior to diagnosis, according to a new study in which researchers examined neural connectivity in people with a…
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Scientists who comprehensively analyzed patient data to test two different models for how schizophrenia might arise have concluded it is caused by multiple genetic abnormalities that result in a…
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Researchers studying people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have uncovered rare mutations in a gene involved in brain cell communication. As they report online September 15 in…
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In a study of mice, researchers have found that the positioning of brain cells is affected by early-life impairment of the system that regulates serotonin — a key brain chemical targeted by…
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Ketamine, an anesthetic that is being tested as a fast-acting antidepressant, causes delayed social development and changes in brain function that last into adulthood, say researchers who…
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