schizophrenia has been found to be related with parts of the brain, such as the thalamus, being smaller. it has also been found that people with long lasting schizophrenia and manic depression tend to have a decrease in grey matter in the brain. sometimes, to an extreme. this causes the brain to missinterpret sensory information, and causes hallucination, as well as delusions, in bad cognition.
pretty much, schizophrenia and manic depression destroy the brain. literally.
another thing that has been found is that schizophrenics lack gamma activity, which is what causes bad cognotion, delusions, and hallucinations to begin with.


coming to a cure. meditation:

I know you´ve heard a lot about the benefits of meditation, but most of you ignore them.
meditation, first of all, increases the amount of gamma activity in the brain (this goes for compassionate, all-loving meditation). this increase in gamma activity (sometimes longrange activity) is what causes you to understand things better, have more control over yourself, have ballanced emotions, and an overall connection in your brain.
no medication actually brings the brain to gamma activity.

experienced meditators have increased gamma activity even while out of meditation. probably because they manage to keep hold of this all-loving compassionate state of conscoiusness.

so what about the decrease in grey matter? here it goes:

meditation increases the overall amount of grey matter in the brain. even for those who only meditate 40 minutes a day. and what do schizophrenics and bipolars lack? grey matter.



so meditate and lay off all those drugs (meds). because they do not bring the brain to gamma activity, and they do not rebuild the brain ether.
meditate and work out your brain.




how to meditate: first off, there are lots of different meditations, but I will tell you a simple one that I´ve picked up on. this is one which increases gamma activity and seems to rebuild grey matter.

first, sit down and relax. preferably around a place where there is a lot of plants and birds, etc..
then feel like you have complete acceptance and compassion for everythign about you. start with the sound of the birds and the plants around you. then feel compassion and love for even things that are non-living. this love is not with desire. you don´t desire to pet a dog, but you care about the dog and accept it as it is. note that this love must become unconditional, and go to all things, including your body. (not love of ideas, but of things).
you will notice a hightened awareness after a while, and that everything in more clear. after you become experienced, you will become more conscious of things, and this feeling will grow stronger.
you have begun your spiritual journey.