Alterations of the early auditory evoked gamma-band response in first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia: Hints to a new intermediate phenotype

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 699-705

  Leicht, Gregor ^a,b   Karch, Susanne ^b   Karamatskos, Evangelos ^a,b   Giegling, Ina ^b   Möller, Hans Jürgen ^b   Hegerl, Ulrich ^b,c   Pogarell, Oliver ^b   Rujescu, Dan ^b   Mulert, Christoph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

EEG; Gamma; Heritability; Intermediate phenotype; N100; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED GAMMA BAND RESPONSE; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955015025     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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