Janhavi Patil, Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences, Pune What is Schizophrenia? Many mental disorders are prevalent today. Considered a clinical syndrome, Schizophrenia is commonly diagnosed in people today. Disordered thinking, hallucinations, and inability to concentrate, express emotions and carry out daily chores are some common manifestations of this mental disorder. Disease diagnosis is given on […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University, Noida Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a severe mental illness that affects 0.5–1% of the global population. Positive (hallucinations and delusions), negative (anhedonia, alogia, and avolition), and cognitive deficits are the major symptoms of SCZ (impaired working memory and executive function). SCZ exerts a significant economic burden on society and poses a […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata “Of course, it’s happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?” that’s what Dumbledore said to Harry right? But at the end of the day, it is considered fiction, the entire Harry Potter. What if such a fictional world is the reality for someone? That’s […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata A new study shows that there were critical links between the minds of humans and mice in how they function – and malfunction. The ways by which the brain produces hallucinations provide a promising entry point to the development of much-needed new therapies for schizophrenia. Psychosis is a condition […]
Camelia Bhattacharyya, Amity University Kolkata What is Neuroplasticity? Plasticity is the quality of a material that allows it to easily change its shape or get molded; neuroplasticity is the same when the brain is taken into consideration. Thus, neuroplasticity is the capability of the brain to adapt to certain changes in the lifetime of an […]
