John Howland

2004 Research Trainee Award, Senior Graduate Studentship

Relevance of aberrant activity in the temporal lobes during development to cognitive and behavioral impairment: a potential animal model of schizophrenia

People with schizophrenia experience symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations and disturbances in thinking, and often become fearful and withdrawn. Determining the cause of schizophrenia is difficult due to the heterogeneous nature and complexity of the disorder. Current theories suggest abnormal development in brain regions that regulate movement, emotion, speech, behaviour, learning and memory may cause schizophrenia. John Howland is studying whether altered interactions involving dopamine and glutamate — chemicals that carry messages between brain cells — can result in behaviour that is consistent with schizophrenia. This research could provide support for theories that developmental abnormalities cause schizophrenia. Completed award term, August 2005 Received 2005 MSFHR Trainee Award
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