“Research suggests that white matter deterioration in schizophrenia increases with duration of illness”
“In conclusion, quantifiable aspects of language are a sensitive and specific tool in the classification of patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Furthermore, these language disturbances are associated with symptom severity, especially with negative symptoms.”
To strengthen the speech areas of the brain, read aloud from a book for half an hour per day. To increase speech expressiveness, sing karaoke using YouTube karaoke videos for another half an hour per day.