Effects of psychotic state and task demand on prefrontal function in schizophrenia: An fMRI study of overt verbal fluency

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 485-494

  Fu, Cynthia H Y ^a   Suckling, John ^b   Williams, Steve C R ^b   Andrew, Chris M ^b   Vythelingum, Goparlen N ^b   McGuire, Philip K ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 14844304728     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.3.485     Document Type: Article

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