Discovering Neurobiology for Psychosis

Speaker:
Carol Tamminga, MD
Lou and Ellen McGinley Distinguished Chair in Psychiatric Research
Communities Foundation of Texas Chair in Brain Sciences
Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry
Chief, Translational Neuroscience Division in Schizophrenia
UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Learning objectives:
By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to:
1) Understand characteristics of hippocampal hyperactivity in psychosis and a model for its biological basis
2) Learn and critique an approach to classifying psychotic illness by biomarkers and the potential connection between hippocampal hyperactivity and psychosis