Indole compounds, related to the metabolism of tryptophan, constitute an extensive family,
and are found in bacteria, plants and animals. Indolic compounds possess significant and …

Brain morphological alterations in schizophrenic patients have led to the
neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia. On the other hand, a progressive …

Resistance to pharmacological treatment poses a notable challenge for psychiatry. Such
cases are usually treated with brain stimulation techniques, including repetitive transcranial …

Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) is thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of
schizophrenia. High magnetic field proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) …

Objective: In order to conduct postmortem human brain research into the neuropatho-logical
basis of schizophrenia, it is critical to establish cohorts that are well-characterized and well …

Schizophrenia is a serious and disabling mental disorder with symptoms such as auditory
hallucinations, disordered thinking and delusions, avolition, anhedonia, blunted affect and …

An optimal intra‐uterine environment is critical for normal development of the brain. It is now
thought that abnormal development in a compromised prenatal and/or early postnatal …

Over the last two decades, molecular genetics and brain imaging have guided efforts to find
the causes of schizophrenia. It is becoming increasingly clear that many genes are involved …

The early recognition of schizophrenia seems crucial; various studies relate a longer
duration-of-untreated-psychosis to a worse prognosis. We give an overview over common …

Abstract BACKGROUND:: The Clinical Brain Disorders Branch Sibling Study data set was
initiated in 1996 to examine genetic associations and to identify biological traits associated …