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Optogenetic induction of the schizophrenia-related endophenotype of ventral hippocampal hyperactivity causes rodent correlates of positive and cognitive symptoms.
Scientific reports - 27 Aug 2018
Wolff Amy R, Bygrave Alexei M, Sanderson David J, Boyden Edward S, Bannerman David M, Kullmann Dimitri M, Kätzel Dennis
Abstract excerpt
Pathological over-activity of the CA1 subfield of the human anterior hippocampus has been identified as a potential predictive marker for transition from a prodromal state to overt schizophrenia. Psychosis, in turn, is associated with elevated activity in the anterior subiculum, the hippocampal output stage directly activated by CA1. Over-activity in these subfields may represent a useful endophenotype to guide...
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