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When the Mind Does Not Work as It Should

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The authors consider the possible correlations between certain alterations of the neurotransmitters of the central nervous system and two common clinical syndromes: schizophrenia and depression.

Psychic life is not an abstract world which lives of itself, but rather a set of activities tightly bound to the life of the organism, which are subject to the influence of the latter and in turn affect the activity of the organic functions.

Mario Gozzano

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    Francesca Alemanno

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    Fernando Alemanno

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Alemanno, F., Alemanno, F. (2020). When the Mind Does Not Work as It Should. In: Alemanno, F. (eds) Biochemistry for Anesthesiologists and Intensivists. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26721-6_11

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