File:Schizophrenia PET scan.jpg

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illustration of Schizophrenia's effect on the brain; taken from here archive copy at the Wayback Machine

  • Source: Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, M.D., Ph.D., NIMH Clinical Brain Disorders Branch on the tree of life.

While patients performed a working memory task, the less the prefrontal cortex (red) activated, the more dopamine increased in the striatum (green).

Abstract of study is here.

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current12:07, 30 November 2005Thumbnail for version as of 12:07, 30 November 2005224 × 248 (23 KB)Skagedalillustration of Schizophrenia's effect on the brain; taken [http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2002/nimh-28.htm from here] *Source: Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, M.D., Ph.D., NIMH Clinical Brain Disorders Branch ''While patients performed a working memory t

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