Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 162, Issue 3 , Pages 185-194 , 15 April 2008

Cerebellum volume and eyeblink conditioning in schizophrenia

  • Chad R. Edwards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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  • Sharlene Newman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Andrew Bismark

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Patrick D. Skosnik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Brian F. O'Donnell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • Anantha Shekhar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Joseph E. Steinmetz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
    • ,
  • William P. Hetrick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Larue D. Carter Memorial Hospital, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, 1101 East 10th Street, Bloomington, IN, USA. Tel.: +1 812 855 2620; fax: +1 812 855 4691.

Received 11 September 2006 ,Revised 30 March 2007 ,Accepted 4 June 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.06.001

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 162, Issue 3 , Pages 185-194 , 15 April 2008

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