Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Our investigators of schizophrenia and related disorders research have a current focus on brain development and early biomarkers of schizophrenia.
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Multimodal neuroimaging of altered brain development in MIA models and schizophrenia
Description
The goal of this proposed research is to provide information on alterations in brain development caused by maternal immune system activation (MIA) that may precede psychosis and to establish a common developmental neuropathology across mice, monkeys and humans to lead to clinically useful biomarkers for detecting individuals at high risk for schizophrenia and promote earlier prevention and more effective treatment.Funding
UC Davis Conte Center, funded through a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health
David G. Amaral, Ph.D.
Co-Investigator
dgamaral@ucdavis.edu