A review of evidence linking disrupted neural plasticity to schizophrenia

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 86-92

  Voineskos, Daphne ^a   Rogasch, Nigel C ^b   Rajji, Tarek K ^a   Fitzgerald, Paul B ^b   Daskalakis, Zafiris J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Motor cortex; N methyl daspartate; Plasticity; Schizophrenia; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84874329167     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305800205     Document Type: Review

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