Psychophysiological and neurophysiological aspects of schizophrenia.
Recent studies in psychophysiology and neurophysiology strongly indicate that there is an overstimulation of the brain schizophrenia. However, the relationship between overstimulation and schizophrenic symptoms is largely unknown. Neuropathological, anatomical and biochemical data support the conclusion that the schizophrenic syndrome represents a malfunctioning involving at least the neostriatal-thalamus system, perhaps due to an imbalance between dopamine and noradrenaline.
D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D006801:Humans; D009129:Muscle Tonus; D009474:Neurons / Q000378:metabolism; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013788:Thalamus / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology
D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine