Pruning hypothesis comes of age

Matthew B. Johnson and Beth Stevens ()

Nature, 2018, vol. 554, issue 7693, 438-439

Abstract: The idea that disrupted pruning of neuronal connections in the brain during adolescence is a cause of schizophrenia was proposed in 1983. This proved prescient, as subsequent imaging, genetic and molecular research has shown.

Keywords: Schizophrenia; Neuroscience; History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-02053-7

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