Essays about: "schizophrenia spectrum"

Found 2 essays containing the words schizophrenia spectrum.

1. 1. The role of RFX-target genes in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Abhishekapriya Ganesan; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and psychiatric disorders, for example, schizophrenia (SCZ) represent a large spectrum of disorders that manifest through cognitive and behavioural problems. ASD and SCZ are both highly heritable, and some phenotypic similarities between ASD and SCZ have sparked an interest in understanding their genetic commonalities. READ MORE

3. 2. The neural basis of aberrant salience attribution in unmedicated patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för lärande och miljö

   Author : Carl Delfin; [2014]
   Keywords : schizophrenia spectrum; aberrant salience attribution; fMRI; BOLD; ventral striatum; associations; pavlovian conditioning;

   Abstract : Due to abnormal functioning of the brain’s reward and prediction system patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders are thought to assign salience to non-relevant objects and events and to form context-inappropriate associations. The brain’s ventral striatum is critical in the formation of associations, and aberrant associations are believed to create delusional content during psychosis. READ MORE