Scientists Say They’ve Traced Back the Voices Heard by People With Schizophrenia
Scientists believe they've discovered where the "voices" heard by some schizophrenic people emanate from using brainwave mapping. A press release about the new study, which was published in the journal PLOS Biology and conducted by researchers at New York University's Shanghai campus,
The ‘voices’ that people with schizophrenia hear could be echoes of their own vocalizations
Popular depictions of schizophrenia often focus on visual hallucinations, but auditory hallucinations are far more common. At least 70% of people with schizophrenia experience hallucinations like “hearing voices,” and new research advances the theory that those voices are echoes of a person’s own speech.
'Voices' inside the heads of people with schizophrenia are nothing like you'd imagine
People with schizophrenia tend to hallucinate and “hear voices” that aren’t possible for others to observe. The serious mental health condition affects people’s ability to think, takes a toll on their emotions,
Scientists may have found the reason why people with schizophrenia hear voices
Scientists now have greater insight into one of Schizophrenia's poorly understood hallmarks — auditory hallucinations.
Scientists Identify Brain Signal Disruptions Behind Voices in Schizophrenia
A new study reveals a missing area of brain activity in the minds of people with schizophrenia who hear voices. The analysis of brain wave data suggests a combination of two neurological functions could trigger auditory verbal hallucinations.
What happens in the brain when a person with schizophrenia 'hears voices'?
Auditory hallucinations are likely the result of abnormalities in two brain processes: a 'broken' corollary discharge that fails to suppress self-generated sounds, and a 'noisy' efference copy that makes the brain hear these sounds more intensely than it should,
Why Do Some People “Hear Voices”? A Look Inside the Schizophrenic Brain
Researchers have identified two potential brain process failures contributing to auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia: malfunctioning corollary discharge and overly active efference copy. Their study,
Old Drug Repurposed for Schizophrenia Could Reap Alzheimer’s Windfall
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New schizophrenia drug gets FDA approval, taking novel approach to treating brain disorder
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Gut Microbiome and Schizophrenia: New Data Suggests Mutual Causal Relationship
Researchers observed a bidirectional, causal relationship between gut microbiome and schizophrenia in a Mendelian randomization analysis.
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Yale doctors weigh in on the first FDA-approved schizophrenia drug in nearly 30 years
For the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug treating schizophrenia, ...
FDA approves 1st new drug for schizophrenia in more than 30 years
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved the first new drug to treat people with schizophrenia in ...
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How does schizophrenia affect smell?
Many researchers believe that schizophrenia can affect a person's ability to smell and how they perceive smells. However, the ...
FDA Approves the First New Schizophrenia Drug in Decades
Developed by Karuna Therapeutics, which was subsequently acquired by Bristol Myers Squibb, the drug works in an entirely ...
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Mad Sisters: book about schizophrenia released ahead of World Mental Health Awareness Day
Thursday is World Mental Health Awareness Day and author Susan Grundy recently published “Mad Sisters.” The story explores the devastating shifts in the family struck by mental illness; the tragedy of ...
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Scientists discover mysterious link between cats and schizophrenia
A recent study has suggested having a cat could potentially double a person's risk of developing schizophrenia-related disorders. Australian researchers conducted an analysis of 17 studies published ...