The dysconnectivity hypothesis of schizophrenia

Neurology Psychiatry and Brain Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 113-122

  Vogeley, K ^a   Falkai, P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dysconnectivity Hypothesis; Etiology; Heteromodal Association Cortex; Prefrontal Cortex; Schizophrenia; Temporal Cortex

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0032454779     PISSN: 09419500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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