Researchers demonstrate link between brain chemical, cognitive decline in schizophrenia

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 17:56 in Psychology & Sociology

In one of the first such studies involving human patients with schizophrenia, researchers at UC Davis have provided evidence that deficits in a brain chemical may be responsible for some of the debilitating cognitive deficits - poor attention, memory and problem-solving abilities - that accompany the delusions and hallucinations that are the hallmarks of the disorder.

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