Cortical Deficits in Schizophrenia From Genes to Function

Cortical Deficits in Schizophrenia From Genes to Function / edited by Patricio O'Donnell.

The genetics of schizophrenia have taken the driver seat in the research related to this disorder in recent years. For a long time, it had been known that sharing genes with someone affected with schizophrenia conferred a 50% chance of acquiring the disease. Although this is fifty times the incidenc...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: O'Donnell, Patricio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Neurosciences.
Psychiatry.
Neurology .
Human genetics.
Neuropsychology.
Cognitive psychology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • Schizophrenia Genes: Searching for Common Features, Functions, and Mechanisms
  • Towards a Molecular Classification of Illness: Effects of Schizophrenia Susceptibility Loci on Clinical Symptoms and Cognitive Function
  • Homer: A Genetic Factor in Schizophrenia?
  • Neuregulin-erbB Signaling and the Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia
  • Nicotinic Cholinergic Cortical Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
  • A Role for Glutamate Receptors, Transporters, and Interacting Proteins in Cortical Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
  • Cortical Circuit Dysfunction in the NMDA Receptor Hypofunction Model for the Psychosis of Schizophrenia
  • Alterations in Hippocampal Function in Schizophrenia: its Genetic Associations and Systems Implications
  • Identifying Novel Target Genes in Psychotic Disorder Network Association Analyses
  • Alterations in Cortical GABA Neurotransmission in Schizophrenia: Causes and Consequences
  • Increased Cortical Excitability as a Critical Element in Schizophrenia Pathophysiology.

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