Schizophrenia and cognitive function

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 205-210

  Kuperberg, Gina ^a   Heckers, Stephan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RISPERIDONE;

AMNESIA; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FRONTAL CORTEX; HALLUCINATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH DISORDER; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TREATMENT PLANNING; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0034030016     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-4388(00)00068-4     Document Type: Review

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