biological explanations - neural correlates ao1 Flashcards
1
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what are neural correlates?
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- neural correlates = patterns of structure/activity in the brain that occur in conjunction with schizophrenia
2
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what are ventricles and what do they do?
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- are holes in the brain that supply nutrients and remove waste
3
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what size are the ventricles in a schizophrenic patient?
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- abnormally large ventricles in the brain
4
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what do large ventricles mean for a schizophrenic suffer?
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- brains of schizophrenics are lighter than normal
- The ventricles of a person with schizophrenia are on average about 15% bigger than normal
