Schizophrenia--phenomenological and biological aspects.

Abstract

This manuscript attempts to integrate certain biological aspects of schizophrenia with the clinical symptoms of this condition and the schizophrenic experience. Neurophysiological, biochemical, and dynamic aspects of schizophrenia involving reticular activating system, split brain studies, and the role of serotonin are discussed. The author feels that inability to selectively attend to a stimulus is the core defect in schizophrenia. Other related possibilities are alluded to.