Traffic Jam in Brain (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Traffic Jam in Brain

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There are fewer pathways (green strands) for information to flow between neurons in the brain of a mouse bred to exhibit symptoms of schizophrenia compared to a normal mouse. Fewer pathways make it hard for information to flow between neurons and results in the symptoms of schizophrenia

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Peter Penzes, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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