The mesolimbic pathway of affected individuals exhibits increased dopamine activity.
This condition may result from a deletion in the COMT gene, which normally inactivates catecholamines. The mesolimbic pathway of affected individuals exhibits increased dopamine activity. Its name was coined by Eugen Bleuler to replace Kraepelin's earlier term, "dementia praecox." One type is characterized by flat affect and disorganized thoughts, another by waxy flexibility or stupor, and a third type by hallucinations and delusions. For 10 points, name this psychiatric disorder with catatonic and paranoid types, whose name means "split mind."
This condition may result from a deletion in the COMT gene, which normally inactivates catecholamines.
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