Brain imaging now reveals receptor dysfunction in living patients with schizophrenia. A study using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has found that patients with schizophrenia had significantly lower muscarinic acetylcholine M1 receptor availability (about 13%–19%) across multiple brain regions than healthy individuals.
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Trechos de apoio da pauta: A study using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has found that patients with schizophrenia had significantly lower muscarinic acetylcholine M1 receptor availability (about 13%–19%) across multiple brain regions than healthy individuals. Reduced M1 receptor availability affects several brain regions involved in cognition, learning, memory and executive function.
- Ponto de atenção: brain.
- Ponto de atenção: imaging.
- Ponto de atenção: reveals.
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