Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 23-31 , 22 November 2006

Dysfunction of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in antipsychotic-naïve schizophreniform psychosis

  • Ben J. Harrison

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Ben Harrison (electronic). Murat Yücel (postal) Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Level 3, National Neuroscience Facility, 161 Barry Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 8344 1877; fax: +61 3 8345 0599.
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  • Murat Yücel

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    • ORYGEN Research Centre and the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC), Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, and NorthWestern Mental Health Program, Melbourne Health, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Ben Harrison (electronic). Murat Yücel (postal) Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Level 3, National Neuroscience Facility, 161 Barry Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 8344 1877; fax: +61 3 8345 0599.
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  • Marnie Shaw

      Affiliations

    • Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, Flinders University, Australia
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  • Warrick J. Brewer

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    • ORYGEN Research Centre and the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC), Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, and NorthWestern Mental Health Program, Melbourne Health, Australia
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  • Pradeep J. Nathan

      Affiliations

    • Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Monash Centrefor Brain and Behavior, Monash University, Australia
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  • Stephen C. Strother

      Affiliations

    • The Rotman Research Institute, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • James S. Olver

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Positron Emission Tomography, Austin Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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  • Gary F. Egan

      Affiliations

    • Howard Florey Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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  • Dennis Velakoulis

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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  • Patrick D. McGorry

      Affiliations

    • ORYGEN Research Centre and the Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre (EPPIC), Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, and NorthWestern Mental Health Program, Melbourne Health, Australia
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  • Christos Pantelis

      Affiliations

    • Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Australia
    • Howard Florey Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Received 6 December 2005 ,Revised 31 January 2006 ,Accepted 13 February 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.02.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 23-31 , 22 November 2006

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