Cognitive differences between men and women: A comparison of patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 234-235

  Longenecker, Julia ^a   Dickinson, Dwight ^a,b   Weinberger, Daniel R ^a   Elvevåg, Brita ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NIMH SIBLING STUDY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WORKING MEMORY; ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VERBAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954218215     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.12.009     Document Type: Letter

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