The thalamus and neuropsychiatric illness

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 342-353

  Scheibel, Arnold B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN;

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; HABENULA; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMUS; THALAMUS NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030836384     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.9.3.342     Document Type: Review

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