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What cellular-level issue is related to schizophrenia?
What cellular-level issue is related to schizophrenia?
- Enhanced synaptic arborization
- Cortical thinning (correct)
- Neurogenesis in the hippocampus
- Increased neural connectivity
What distinguishes the development of schizophrenia from Alzheimer's disease?
What distinguishes the development of schizophrenia from Alzheimer's disease?
- Both diseases exhibit symptoms in early childhood
- Alzheimer's affects the temporal lobe while schizophrenia does not
- Schizophrenia does not involve cortical loss and neural death (correct)
- Both diseases involve similar patterns of cortical thinning
What developmental process may explain the onset of schizophrenia during late adolescence?
What developmental process may explain the onset of schizophrenia during late adolescence?
- Synaptic overgrowth leading to increased neural connectivity
- Brain undergoes profound changes including synaptic pruning (correct)
- Decrease in synaptic pruning during late adolescence
- Stagnation of neural development in late adolescence
What model proposes a cause for over-pruning in the development of schizophrenic brains?
What model proposes a cause for over-pruning in the development of schizophrenic brains?
What is strongly associated with gray matter loss in schizophrenia?
What is strongly associated with gray matter loss in schizophrenia?
What structural difference is observed in the brains of prodromal adolescents who later develop schizophrenia?
What structural difference is observed in the brains of prodromal adolescents who later develop schizophrenia?
What is a possible cause of the disconnected nature of the schizophrenic brain?
What is a possible cause of the disconnected nature of the schizophrenic brain?
What is a key difference between Alzheimer's and schizophrenia in terms of neural changes?
What is a key difference between Alzheimer's and schizophrenia in terms of neural changes?
What environmental factor is mentioned as a risk factor for schizophrenia?
What environmental factor is mentioned as a risk factor for schizophrenia?
What is implicated in both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
What is implicated in both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
