Schizophrenia Model Shows Stunted Growth of Neurons (IMAGE)

The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University

Schizophrenia Model Shows Stunted Growth of Neurons

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This image shows the stunted growth of neuronal branches (green) in the brains of the schizophrenia mouse model (B), as compared to healthy controls (A). In this research, scientists used a chemical compound to reverse stunted neuronal growth, which in turned reversed memory deficits--a core feature of schizophrenia for which there is no treatment.

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Jun Mukai, MD, PhD, from Mukai et al., 2015

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