Research on cavefish may lead to therapeutic methods in autism, schizophrenia

Friday, July 15, 2016 - 08:21 in Psychology & Sociology

A research group led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa biology Assistant Professor Masato Yoshizawa has found similarities between behavior in cavefish and humans with autism and schizophrenia. With this significant discovery, the researchers are attempting to resolve fundamental mechanisms of these diseases, and eventually hope to develop therapeutic methods in autism and schizophrenia. An article focusing on […]

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