Corpus callosum size and inter-hemispheric function in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-196

  Woodruff, P W R ^a   Phillips, M L ^a   Rushe, T ^a   Wright, I C ^a   Murray, R M ^a   David, A S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

corpus callosum; magnetic resonance imaging; schizophrenia; stroop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; HUMAN; INTERHEMISPHERIC TRANSFER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DELUSIONS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL FIELDS; VOLITION;

EID: 0031588719     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(96)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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