Patterns of anterior cingulate activation in schizophrenia: A selective review

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-101

  Adam, Rick ^a,c   David, Anthony S ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior cingulate cortex; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CHRONICITY; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34249098695     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/nedt.2007.3.1.87     Document Type: Review

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