Unmasking Schizophrenia: Synaptic Pruning in Adolescence Reveals a Latent Physiological Vulnerability in Prefrontal Recurrent Networks.

Biol Psychiatry

Laboratory of Neuropsychology, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

Published: September 2022

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