Dr. Robert Greene, professor of psychiatry, and his colleagues have found that eliminating a gene in a mouse’s brain creates memory problems that are reminiscent of schizophrenia.
DALLAS - By deleting a single gene in a small portion of the brains of mice, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found that the animals were affected in […]
The studied area of the brain called the hippocampus, which is important for learning
DALLAS - Aug. 17, 2005 - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a biochemical switch that affects how neurons fire in a part of the brain associated with learning, findings that may aid in understanding schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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