Cognition in Schizophrenia: Does Working Memory Work?

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 146-150

  Barch, Deanna M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Prefrontal cortex; Schizophrenia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042418537     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.01251     Document Type: Article

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