Physiologic Dysfunction of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Schizophrenia: I. Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Evidence

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 114-124

  Weinberger, Daniel R ^a   Berman, Karen Faith ^a   Zec, Ronald F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE; XENON 133;

ADULT; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MENTAL TEST; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0022581021     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.1986.01800020020004     Document Type: Article

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