Disorders of Synaptic Plasticity and Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder that affects 1% of the population. Its cause is due to the interaction of a number of abnormal genes with environmental factors. This book summarizes new advances schizophrenia research that focus on the field of neural and synaptic plasticity. Synapses in the brain in schizophrenia show a wide range of disorders, both structural and functional. This volume covers the most active and promising of these new developments, and opens up new avenues for the treatment of schizophrenia.Smythies, John R. is the author of 'Disorders of Synaptic Plasticity and Schizophrenia', published 2004 under ISBN 9780123668608 and ISBN 0123668603.