Without visual input generating a constant stream of ambiguous or unpredictable signals, the brain may settle into more ...

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that is caused by alterations in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative brain function. The results affect many parts of your life ...

Our understanding of schizophrenia has increased greatly in recent years, as studies of large groups of people have identified a multitude of genetic variants that increase a person's risk of the ...

A closer look at schizophrenia highlights early signs, ongoing stigma, and the role families play in daily care.

A study published in Molecular Psychiatry and led by the EHU's Neuropsychopharmacology group, which is also a member of CIBER Mental Health (CIBERSAM) and of the Biobizkaia Health Research Institute, ...

Behavioral analysis, prescription compliance and more factors of successful treatment. An overview to help understand the role of family history, negative symptoms, behavioral analysis, and ...

Genetically speaking, we are individuals different from each other because of slight variations in our DNA sequences – so-called genetic variants – some of which have dramatic effects we can see and ...

American psychiatry didn’t develop its modern focus on diagnoses, brain chemistry, and medication by accident. It grew out of a series of bold ideas and experiments, many of which would be considered ...

Schizoaffective disorder is a complex mental health condition that combines symptoms of schizophrenia with mood disorders ...

Scientists are figuring out which of the 5,000 variants associated with schizophrenia have an actual causal effect in the development of the condition that affects millions of people worldwide.