Faults in our Folds: Gyrification and Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental illness that is thought to originate early in life, when the brain’s gyrification (folding) process is at its peak. Some studies have suggested that gyrification may also be reduced in schizophrenia, particularly in early...
Psychosis messes with our language

Psychosis messes with our language

As one person with lived experience of psychosis put it, “psychosis messes with our language skills, like being able to talk and get what other people are saying”. There are two specific things that can happen with schizophrenia that have to do with...
Connections that make us speak

Connections that make us speak

Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that is characterized by problems with thinking and communication. One specific aspect of this, called Formal Thought Disorder (FTD), refers to the loss of structure in our thought process that manifests in speech. Many...
The mental workspace in schizophrenia

The mental workspace in schizophrenia

Working memory is a type of short-term memory that allows us to temporarily store and manipulate information. It is often referred to as the “mental workspace” as we hold the information that we are currently using in our working memory. For example, if...
Pre-adolescent brain and mental health

Pre-adolescent brain and mental health

During preadolescence (ages 9 to 12), notable deviations from the expected trajectory of brain structure and function may occur and be linked to psychiatric disorders. With collaborators at the Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan...