Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 173, Issue 3 , Pages 170-176 , 30 September 2009

Brain activation during executive processes in schizophrenia

  • Aurélie Royer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Pavillon 52B de Psychiatrie Adulte, CHU Hôpital Bellevue, 42055 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France. Tel.: +33 4 77 12 76 57; fax: +33 4 77 12 03 87.
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  • Fabien Christian Georges Schneider

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France
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  • Anne Grosselin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France
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  • Jacques Pellet

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France
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  • Fabrice-Guy Barral

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France
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  • Bernard Laurent

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France
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  • Denis Brouillet

      Affiliations

    • LaMeCo, University of Montpellier III, France
    • ,
  • François Lang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellevue, Saint-Etienne, France

Received 20 July 2007 ,Revised 15 January 2009 ,Accepted 23 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.02.009

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 173, Issue 3 , Pages 170-176 , 30 September 2009

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