Revolutionizing Psychiatric Treatment: Neurodevelopmental Interventions for Youth

Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have found that targeting underperforming dopamine neurons in mice during adolescence could offer a way to change the progression of neuropsychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and autism. Stimulating these neurons led to long-lasting changes and rectified structural brain deficiencies. The findings suggest that interventions during developmental windows could alter the course of these disorders.