Connection Between Startled Response And Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a debilitating psychiatric illness. Its cause is currently poorly understood, and there is no known cure. In a new study published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology, Akiko Watanabe and colleagues report the identification of a gene linked to the condition. Of particular interest to the study of schizophrenia is the so-called “gating” mechanism in the brain. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Schizophrenia on November 18th, 2007