Schizophrenia, myelination, and delayed corollary discharges: A hypothesis

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 486-494

  Whitford, Thomas J ^a,b   Ford, Judith M ^c,d   Mathalon, Daniel H ^c,d   Kubicki, Marek ^a,e   Shenton, Martha E ^a,e  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

dopamine; efference copy; myelin; neurodevelopment; salience; self monitoring; white matter

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BRAIN DISEASE; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; MYELINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHITE MATTER;

DOPAMINE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MYELIN SHEATH; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84860129336     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbq105     Document Type: Article

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