Lesions in Common Brain Circuit a Cause of Psychosis?
Decades of research have implicated hippocampal dysfunction in psychosis, but it’s been unclear whether this dysfunction was causative or compensatory. A new study suggests a causal role for hippocampal circuit dysfunction in psychosis, particularly cases that resemble schizophrenia. “Our study provides the first direct evidence that lesions causing psychosis map to a common brain circuit … Read more