Schizophrenia is associated with structural and functional alterations of the visual system, including specific structural changes in the eye.
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Retinal changes may serve as measures of brain pathology in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is associated with structural and functional alterations of the visual system, including specific structural changes in the eye.
Fly brains filter out visual information caused by their own movements, like humans
Our brains are constantly barraged with sensory information, but have an amazing ability to filter out just what they need to understand what’s going on around us.
Schizophrenia affected by ‘poor ability to track moving objects’
Impaired eye movements could play a part in the symptoms of schizophrenia, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers form the University of British Columbia tracked the eye movements of patients with schizophrenia whil…
Reading Impairments In Schizophrenia Revealed By Eye Movements
A study of eye movements in schizophrenia patients provides new evidence of impaired reading fluency in individuals with the mental illness. The findings, by researchers at McGill University in Montreal, could open avenues to earlier detection and int…