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“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 ...

Researchers have discovered 195 genomic regions jointly associated with schizophrenia and osteoporosis-related traits, ...

Note that this article was originally published on the website: Brainblogger. Dr Olson (a pseudonym) has also published a book entitled “Illuminating Schizophrenia: Insights into the Uncommon Mind”.

Childhood schizophrenia is a severe mental health disorder in children younger than age 13 that affects the way they deal with reality. They might have unusual thoughts, feelings, or behaviors. It’s ...

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) ...

Excerpted from NeuroLogic: The Brain’s Hidden Rationale Behind Our Irrational Behavior by Eliezer Sternberg, M.D. Out now from Pantheon. My first encounter with a schizophrenic patient was as a ...