Faulty ‘switch’ linked to psychotic symptoms

Scientists have shown that psychotic symptoms experienced by people with schizophrenia could be caused by a […]

Appears in Issue 70

Tags: Division of Psychiatry, Dr Lena Palaniyappan, Institute of Mental Health, Neuron, Professor Peter Liddle, schizophrenia

Scientists learn to better read our minds

A new technique which lets scientists ‘see’ our brain waves at work could revolutionise our understanding of the human body’s most complex organ and help transform the lives of people suffering from schizophrenia and ADHD.

Appears in Issue 51

Tags: ADHD, Dr Matt Brookes, Leverhulme Trust, magnetoencephalography (MEG), MRI, Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of the United States, schizophrenia, School of Psychiatry, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, The Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging