RT distributional analysis of cognitive-control-related brain activity in first-episode schizophrenia

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 175-188

  Fassbender, Catherine ^a,c   Scangos, Katie ^a,c   Lesh, Tyler A ^a,c   Carter, Cameron S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Imaging Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Prefrontal cortex; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897531741     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-014-0252-4     Document Type: Article

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