One of the key strategies in the search for some biological basis for schizophrenia is to locate abnormalities in the structure of the brain. Comparing the size, volume, cell count and function of the brain can be undertaken during autopsy but, most significantly perhaps, the use of...
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Research
Don Fraser
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 02:41 PMre: Research
Jerry Kennard
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 03:38 PMHi Don,
Thanks for your kind and supportive words. How interesting that you were involved in this kind of research yourself. It sounds like you were involved in an exhaustive series of tests. I'd be very interested to know whether Dr Iaria has published the results. Perhaps he will let you know, and you might alert me in turn?
Thanks for your contribution, Don.
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Large Brain Tumor
dogface40
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 12:01 AM
Hi Jerry: I really enjoy your postings. They are very informative.
Recently, I completed a long research project with a neuropsychiatrist in Vancouver, BC. At the request of my family, I worked with Dr. Iaria and my chronic schizophrenia diagnosis for about 8 months. All my hallucinations are visual, so Dr. Iaria was testing the occipital lobe of my brain. We worked at cognitive visual perception , which I found difficult, but it was all worth it. In the end I had an FMRI to measure the frequency of hallucinations. It was all very interesting and Dr.Iaria never taxed me beyond my limits.
As a result, Dr. Iaria will and his colleagues may be able to help others with visual hallucinations.
Sincerely,Don Fraser
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