Review of thalamocortical resting-state fMRI studies in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 180, Issue , 2017, Pages 58-63

  Giraldo Chica, Monica ^a   Woodward, Neil D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Resting state fMRI; Schizophrenia; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; RESTING STATE NETWORK; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS; THALAMUS LATERAL NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REST;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THALAMUS;

EID: 84995471803     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.08.005     Document Type: Review

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