Neuropsychological Evidence for Rontostriatal Dysfunction in Schizophrenia

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 619-630

  Elliott, R ^a   McKenna, P J ^a   Robbins, T W ^a   Sahakian, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ATTENTION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029053770     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700033523     Document Type: Article

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