Search Results: Schizophrenia (313)

…Other research has also shown that FOXP2 is associated with other neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Sestan and colleagues discovered that this gene exhibits primate-specific expression in…

Living in cities is associated with an increased risk for mental disorders such as anxiety disorders, depression, and schizophrenia. A one-hour stroll in nature decreases stress-related brain activity, according to…

…a number of neurologic, psychiatric, and developmental disorders to be disorders of consciousness including Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, delirium, migraine, schizophrenia, dissociative identity disorder, certain types of autism, and…

…instance, dyslexia is characterized by a lack of left asymmetry in certain language areas. Inadequate brain lateralization may also contribute to conditions such as schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, and children’s hyperactivity….

…have the model to better diagnose and treat gene-influenced conditions like heart disease or schizophrenia, for example. If we can map specific parts of the genome to certain traits, it…

…have sparked debate in the psychiatric community because they appear to show genetic relationships among disorders that seemingly have little similarities, such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and schizophrenia. The researchers…

…as schizophrenia. “This study highlights the potential of using human neurons as a model system to study mental disorders and develop novel therapeutics,” he said. Reference: “Analyses of the autism-associated…

…has been found to produce effects on brain tissue in men. DRD2, a dopamine receptor, has been associated with suicide attempts, schizophrenia, mood disorders, ADHD, risky behaviors, and alcohol use…

…negatively impacted time perception and judgement, opening the possibility for new therapeutic targets for mental and neurological conditions such as schizophrenia, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s diseases, autism spectrum disorder, and Tourette…

…ranging from autism to schizophrenia,” Manoli says. “This research shows that there likely isn’t a magic bullet for something as complex and nuanced as social behavior.” Another key difference is…

…have been found in several neurological diseases, such as schizophrenia and epilepsy, but also in brain malformations. In their current work, which is funded by the European Research Council ERC,…

…“Related imbalances are present in autism and schizophrenia, so the paper may have a broader impact.” Disease-Causing Loop The study results build on how each neuron “fires” to send an…

…It is particularly interesting that the vast majority of these variants – 84-98 percent – also have an influence on other mental disorders, e.g. autism, depression, and schizophrenia. It has…

…and other neurological disorders like schizophrenia. “Our future research is exciting,” Iossifov says. “If one of those theories or two of them prove to be true, then it opens different…

…I now use this all the time in trying to understand schizophrenia, suicide, depression, and eating disorders.” What This Means for Future Research As one can imagine, the successful development…

…schizophrenia. According to James Gross, who is the Ernest R. Hilgard Professor of Psychology in the School of Humanities and Sciences, “It is increasingly clear that both alexithymia and child…

…direction it can lead to different kinds of neurophysiological disorders. Too few connections have been linked to schizophrenia, whereas too many connections have been found in people with autism spectrum…

…studies suggest that cannabis use disorder can increase the risk of developing schizophrenia. But until now, the risk of other mental disorders has been sparsely studied. In this study, researchers…