Psychiatric Disorders

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Schizophrenia

Excess dopamine (VTA), excess serotonin (Raphe nuclei), low glutamate (thalamus)

Enlarged lateral ventricles

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ADHD

Deficient dopamine (VTA) and norepinephrine (locus coeruleus)

Undeveloped dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and posterior parietal cortex

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Depression

Too little serotonin (raphe nuclei) and norepinephrine (locus coeruleus) or low neurotrophins (cortex)

Abnormal amygdala, ventral anterior cingulate, ventromedial prefrontal cortex, hippocampus

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Mania

Too much serotonin (raphe nuclei) or norepinephrine (locus coeruleus)

Abnormal amygdala, ventral anterior cingulate, ventromedial prefrontal cortex

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Anxiety Disorders (OCD, PTSD)

Low GABA (DLPFC), low serotonin (raphe nuclei)

Abnormal ventromedial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus

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Tourette’s Syndrome

High dopamine (substantia nigra)

Abnormal striatum (smaller caudate nuclei)