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Sleep deprivation model for psychosis

Sleep deprivation model for psychosis

Not sleeping for one night can lead to signs comparable to the symptoms of schizophrenia, report scientists in their publication in The Journal of Neuroscience. In people who stay awake for 24 hours the ability to filter information gets as disrupted as is the case in psychotic patients. This phenomenon could be used as a model in the development of new treatments for schizophrenia. Continue reading

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