Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity.

“These impairments often persist even during periods of symptom remission and can have a profound impact on daily functioning and quality of life,” says Caroline Fenkel, a doctor of social work, a ...

Many important brain functions depend on the coordinated activity of large populations of neurons within one region or across brain regions. Neural oscillations in the gamma frequency range (30–80 Hz) ...

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness. The GRIN2A gene regulates communication between neurons by producing the ...

When we think of the symptoms of schizophrenia, perhaps the first examples that emerge in our minds are the chaotic thoughts, disturbing suspicions and invisible voices tormenting the sufferer. These ...

If you have schizophrenia or know someone who does, you're probably familiar with symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions. But you may not realize that warning signs can show up before a ...

Tiny lab-grown “mini brains” are no longer just a futuristic curiosity. By capturing the electrical chatter of neurons in a ...

A comprehensive genetic investigation led by Dr. Feng Liu at Tianjin Medical University General Hospital has uncovered ...

On Saturday mornings during the 1970s, when I was a teenager, my grandfather—a psychiatrist—used to give me what he called “seminars.” One thing he told me was that “to know the history of ...

WOODLAND — Carlos Reales Dominguez "is a textbook example of schizophrenia," according to the court-appointed psychologist who evaluated the former UC Davis student to determine whether he's mentally ...

Mini-brains' grown in the lab allow scientists to study brain wiring without interfering with brains in living people, and ...