Schizophrenia+and+the+Brain

=Schizophrenia and the Brain=



The [|neurotransmitters]dopamine and [|glutamate] are involved in [|schizophrenia]. Neurotransmitters communicate messages to and from brain cells. Dopamine aids in the management of movement and emotions. The increased activity of dopamine results in signal transduction, or the reversal of a stimulus. This reversal of the effect of the neurotransmitter dopamine would result in uncontrollable emotions. Those diagnosed with schizophrenia usually will have altered states of the neurotransmitters dopamine and glutamate. Doctors and researchers have examined the brain and have found that patients with schizophrenia will generally have slightly diverse brains. Ventricles are found in the brain, fluid filled cavities in the brain; those with schizophrenia have somewhat larger ventricles. Patients with schizophrenia also have less gray matter and more metabolic activity in some areas.



Researchers continue to study schizophrenia’s relation to the brain. At the moment, not enough research or information has been collected to state for sure that certain alterations or disorders in the brain lead to schizophrenia. Researchers do have hypothesis's about the relation of the brain and schizophrenia. The continuation of research conducted on the brain will lead to a better understanding and treatment of schizophrenia.

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