Directed by Gillian O'Driscoll, PhD, focuses on the neural basis of what are considered "behavioural markers of risk" for schizophrenia, that is, cognitive and behavioural abnormalities that are found at high rates in schizophrenic patients and in their first-degree relatives but at low rates in the general population.

These subtle abnormalities are thought to reflect genetic differences in brain function that are related to schizophrenia and may predispose one to the development of the disorder. Examples include abnormal eye movements, difficulty sustaining attention, impairments in verbal memory and schizotypal features (subclinical schizophrenia symptoms).

http://ego.psych.mcgill.ca/labs/odriscolllab/