Preserved working memory and altered brain activation in persons at risk for psychosis

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1297-1307

  Yaakub, Siti N ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Dorairaj, Kavitha ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Poh, Joann S ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Asplund, Christopher L ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Krishnan, Ranga ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Lee, Jimmy ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Keefe, Richard S E ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Adcock, R Alison ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Wood, Stephen J ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Chee, Michael W L ^a,b,c,d,e,f  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f Melbourne company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR INSULA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF AT RISK MENTAL STATES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RESPONSE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84887445251     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12081135     Document Type: Article

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