Cerebellar morphology and procedural learning impairment in neuroleptic-naive youth at ultrahigh risk of psychosis

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-164

  Dean, Derek J ^a   Bernard, Jessica A ^b   Orr, Joseph M ^a   Pelletier Baldelli, Andrea ^a   Gupta, Tina ^a   Carol, Emily E ^a   Mittal, Vijay A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Mri; Procedural learning; Prodrome; Psychosis; Ultrahigh risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901458662     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702613500039     Document Type: Article

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