Not only that, the findings fit nicely with one of the leading hypotheses of schizophrenia: that the illness is caused by problems in the synapses of glutamate neurons, where NMDA receptors are ...

Cannabis appears to aggravate already decreasing nerve connectivity in young adults at risk of psychosis, a new study has ...

Neural activity determines which synapses are preserved ... Excessive pruning is associated with schizophrenia, leading to reduced synaptic connectivity, while insufficient pruning may contribute ...

Schizophrenia might be among the most intensely studied mental illnesses. However, its causes—and the way those causes manifest in the brain—remain frustratingly elusive. A new study published ...

schizophrenia, and depression. Synapses need a lot of energy to stay connected and process information. When mitochondria don't work properly, it can disrupt the functional capacity of these cell ...

The symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly from person to person. A new study shows how these differences manifest themselves in the structure of the brain. The symptoms of schizophrenia vary ...

Taken together, these papers highlight an emerging view of schizophrenia as a failure in communication at the synapse (the union between neurons) and illustrate how different types of genetic ...

A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...