Schizophrenia is a disorder that affects how people act, think, and perceive reality. It is often very difficult to treat because it has many different causes and symptoms. In a study published last ...

Tiny lab-grown “mini brains” are no longer just a futuristic curiosity. By capturing the electrical chatter of neurons in a ...

Using lab-grown brain tissue, researchers uncovered complex patterns of neural signaling that differ subtly between healthy ...

Mini-brains' grown in the lab allow scientists to study brain wiring without interfering with brains in living people, and ...

Researchers have long believed — and the authors of a new study hypothesized — that schizophrenics have lower brain levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin, and that those lower levels are associated ...

A team of neuroscientists has used an automated cage-monitoring system to assess behavioral traits in a mouse model of schizophrenia. The study found alterations in exploratory behavior and cognitive ...

A new meta-analysis suggests the risk for violence is higher in patients with schizophrenia, but some experts beg to differ, calling out study limitations and urging caution when interpreting the ...

Schizophrenia is a serious mental health condition that affects thoughts, moods, perceptions, and behaviors. Affected individuals experience positive symptoms like delusions and hallucinations, and ...

People with schizophrenia suffer from psychosis, a primary symptom that is usually treated with antipsychotic medications. Patients also usually suffer from so-called negative or cognitive symptoms, ...

Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity.