• Genetics is the main root of possibly being diagnosed with schizophrenia. But the cause of schizophrenia is believed to be traced back to the synaptic pruning. The synapse is responsible for sending information from one neuron to another. Synaptic pruning is a natural process in which there is a change taking place within the neural structure when one is maturing. In this change, the number of neurons reduces as well as the connection. Maturing in terms of the body, usually takes place during adolescent years to adulthood. Synaptic pruning takes place in the prefrontal cortex, which is part of the brain responsible for thinking, decision making as well as our behavior. And when one has the gene that result in the rapid process than others, those individuals are put into a position for possibly being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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• There are more than two million people in America who are suffering from schizophrenia.
• Individuals who have overactive C4-A which is a protein produced by the variant of a gene called C4, are at a higher risk for being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
• C4-A could result in the pruning process being interrupted or not functioning properly. This goes back to indicate that the pruning process is crucial, in determining where an individual stands in possibly being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
• Those who have schizophrenia have a thinner prefrontal layer.
• Young people who show early signs of schizophrenia are at a higher risk for fully developing schizophrenia. Signs would include slight memory loss or even hearing voices in your head.
• Scientists have thought of developing a drug in which would regulate the synaptic pruning process, but anything that would disrupt the system is very
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• There are more than two million people in America who are suffering from schizophrenia.
• Individuals who have overactive C4-A which is a protein produced by the variant of a gene called C4, are at a higher risk for being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
• C4-A could result in the pruning process being interrupted or not functioning properly. This goes back to indicate that the pruning process is crucial, in determining where an individual stands in possibly being diagnosed with schizophrenia.
• Those who have schizophrenia have a thinner prefrontal layer.
• Young people who show early signs of schizophrenia are at a higher risk for fully developing schizophrenia. Signs would include slight memory loss or even hearing voices in your head.
• Scientists have thought of developing a drug in which would regulate the synaptic pruning process, but anything that would disrupt the system is very