Brain images show schizophrenic's memory usage differs

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Research assistant Randy Minas wearing a near infrared spectroscopy rig. NIRS is a new and promising way to study schizophrenia. Courtesy of Park Laboratory
Research assistant Randy Minas wearing a near infrared spectroscopy rig. NIRS is a new and promising way to study schizophrenia. Courtesy of Park Laboratory

T he enduring memory problems that people with schizophrenia experience may be related to differences in how their brains process information, new research has found. The Public Library of Science published the report by Vanderbilt University researchers Junghee Lee, Bradley S. Folley, John Gore and Sohee Park in the online journal PLOS One on March 12.


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