BOD1 and schizophrenia: We report that BOD1, a protein that has previously been linked to mitotic cell division, is required for cognitive functions in humans and Drosophila. This is in line with a previous report that described somatic deletions in BOD1 within non-pyramidal neurons and cells in white matter from patients with Schizophrenia, implicating BOD1 as a player in brain development and, more importantly, in a neuropsychiatric context [23].