Do sex differences affect prefrontal cortex associated cognition in schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 255-261

  Roesch Ely, Daniela ^a   Hornberger, Eva ^a   Weiland, Stephan ^a,b   Hornstein, Christiane ^b   Parzer, Peter ^a   Thomas, Christine ^a,c   Weisbrod, Matthias ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Psychiatrisches Zentrum   (Germany)

^c EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^d Department of Adult Psychiatry   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognition; Executive function; Prefrontal cortex; Schizophrenia; Sex differences; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REMISSION; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 58249125012     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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