Scientists have discovered the hidden brain flaw that causes people with schizophrenia to lose touch with reality – and say it could open the door to better treatments.
Researchers at MIT have discovered a faulty circuit deep within the brain that prevents a person from updating their beliefs when the world around them changes.
The findings could help explain why some sufferers become ‘detached’ or trapped in false ideas and delusions even when faced with clear evidence that those beliefs are wrong.
Experts say the findings shed new light on one of psychiatry’s most perplexing illnesses, which affects up to 3.7 million Americans.
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