Schizophrenia neurophysiological studies

In the search for specific neurophysiological markers of idiopathic psychiatric syndromes (e.g., schizophrenia, major mood disorders), studies have reported various nonspecific EEG abnormalities. In addition, psychiatric patients appear more sensitive to activation procedures such as the following ... 

A putative role for nAChRs in schizophrenia was suggested by the high rate of smoking in schizophrenic patients and the observation that nicotine normalizes neurophysiological deficits associated with the disease. As described elsewhere in this review, subsequent studies provided strong evidence for a role of nAChRs in the... 

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