A genetic postmortem analysis of the brains of patients with schizophrenia suggests dysfunction of dopamine receptors in the caudate nucleus may cause the disorder. Investigators identified a ...

Generations of studying the root cause of schizophrenia have largely converged around a single theory: the “dopamine hypothesis,” which postulates that a combination of genetic susceptibility, ...

Researchers at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) believe they have solved a riddle that has challenged scientists for more than 70 years: how the brain chemical dopamine relates to ...

Baltimore, Md. (November 1, 2022) – Researchers at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development (LIBD) believe they have solved a riddle that has challenged scientists for more than 70 years: how the ...

Using MRI scans from 352 schizophrenia patients, researchers found widespread reductions in structural similarity across several brain regions. These disruptions tracked with symptom severity, ...

TORONTO, Jan. 10, 2017 - A new study could explain how migrating to another country increases a person's risk of developing schizophrenia, by altering brain chemistry. Immigrants had higher levels of ...

A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the ...

Schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are two conditions that have many differences between them. A class of medicines called antipsychotics can be used to treat both conditions but may cause unwanted ...

People with cannabis use disorder (CUD) have higher dopamine levels in an area of the brain linked to psychosis, found a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry. The findings may help explain why ...