Traffic jam in brain causes schizophrenia symptoms

August 11, 2009 | Source: PhysOrg.com

There are fewer pathways for information to flow between neurons in the brain of a mouse bred to exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia compared to a normal mouse, Northwestern University researchers have found.

Fewer pathways make it hard for information to flow between neurons and results in the symptoms of schizophrenia.


(Peter Penzes, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)