Zhang, M., Palaniyappan, L., Deng, M., Zhang, W., Pan, Y., Fan, Z., … & Pu, W. (2020). Abnormal Thalamocortical Circuit in Adolescents With Early-Onset Schizophrenia. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

We are slowly getting closer to understanding how/why psychosis occurs. This functional MRI-based study demonstrates that thalamic cortical circuit imbalance may be responsible for some of the symptoms of psychosis, including hallucinations and heightened emotional valence.

https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(20)31345-9/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_aip_email