Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 21-29 , 15 January 2007

Emotional words induce enhanced brain activity in schizophrenic patients with auditory hallucinations

  • Julio Sanjuan

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatric Unit, University of Valencia School of Medicine, Valencia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Unidad de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain. Tel.: +34 963983379; fax: +34 963864767.
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  • Juan J. Lull

      Affiliations

    • Bioengineering Group, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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  • Eduardo J. Aguilar

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatric Service, Clinic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Luis Martí-Bonmatí

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dr. Peset University Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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  • David Moratal

      Affiliations

    • Bioengineering Group, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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  • José C. Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatric Service, Clinic Hospital, Valencia, Spain
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  • Montserrat Robles

      Affiliations

    • Bioengineering Group, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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  • Matcheri S. Keshavan

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Received 24 March 2005 ,Revised 25 October 2005 ,Accepted 21 April 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.04.011

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 154, Issue 1 , Pages 21-29 , 15 January 2007

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