Researchers have long hypothesized that the genes influencing the architecture of the brain also play a role in determining mental health; however, the precise relationship between genetic predisposition for mental illness and the brain’s physical structure remains ambiguous. A recent study in Nature Mental Health , utilizing extensive datasets in genetics and neuroimaging, has elucidated connections in remarkable detail, uncovering a genetic network that associates psychiatric disorders with the structural composition of the cerebral cortex.

Genetic untangling of psychiatric disorders and brain structure

Psychiatric disorders are significantly impacted by genetics and frequently correlate with observable alterations in brain anatomy—variations evident not only in patients but

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