Psychosis is one of the most serious mental health problems, sometimes arising from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or even sleep deprivation.
Psychosis is caused by problems in how the brain deals with new information, research finds.
The main symptoms of psychosis are delusions and hallucinations: believing things that are not true and seeing or hearing things that are not really there.
Psychosis is one of the most serious mental health problems, sometimes arising from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or even sleep deprivation.
The neurotransmitter dopamine is thought to be central to psychotic experiences.
Now, new research finds that dopamine ‘tunes’ the brain to the level of novelty in the situation.
Ultimately, the neurotransmitter helps signal to the brain what is real and what is not.
Problems with this system contribute to psychosis, the research suggests.
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