title: Cause of catecholamine distribution change in the schizophrenic brain.
abstract: The existence of an additional or augmented (in comparison with the norm) inner source of electrical stimulation of the reward system (hypothalamic in particular) is discussed as a possible cause for catecholamine distribution change in the schizophrenic brain. Our previously described model of behavioral disorders was based on this idea and several important conclusions were deduced from it, including the theory of illusion formation in norm versus pathology. The unexpected possibility of applying the same model to the problem of catecholamines in the schizophrenic brain indicates a path towards a unified theory of schizophrenia.
authors: Department of Physiology, Hadassah Medical School, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors: G Z
authors: GZ
authors: Rosenstein
mesh_terms: D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines