A systematic experimental neuropsychological investigation of the functional integrity of working memory circuits in major depression

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 261, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-184

  Gruber, Oliver ^a   Zilles, David ^a   Kennel, Jennifer ^b   Gruber, Eva ^b   Falkai, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain imaging; Cognitive endophenotype; Major depression; Neurocognition; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958702942     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: 14338491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-010-0165-3     Document Type: Article

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