The role of the thalamus in schizophrenia

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-33

  Andreasen, Nancy C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebellum; cognition; cognitive dysmetria; prefrontal cortex; schizophrenia; thalamus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMUS;

EID: 0030893470     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200104     Document Type: Review

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