Traffic jam in brain causes schizophrenia symptoms
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 16:42
in Psychology & Sociology
CHICAGO --- Schizophrenia waits silently until a seemingly normal child becomes a teenager or young adult. Then it swoops down and derails a young life. Scientists have not understood what causes the severe mental disorder, which affects up to 1 percent of the population and results in hallucinations, memory loss and social withdrawal.