Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , 30 October 2009

Anatomical brain connectivity and positive symptoms of schizophrenia: A diffusion tensor imaging study

  • Anna Rotarska-Jagiela

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Department of Neurophysiology, Deutschordenstr. 46, 60528 Frankfurt a.M., Germany
    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50924 Cologne, Germany
    • Department of Anatomy III, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
    • Department of Psychiatry, Neurophysiology and Neuroimaging Lab, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Heinrich-Hoffman-Str. 10, 60538 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Deutschordenstr. 46, 60528 Frankfurt a.M., Germany. Tel.: +49 69 6301 83782; fax: +49 69 6301 3833.
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  • Viola Oertel-Knoechel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Neurophysiology and Neuroimaging Lab, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Heinrich-Hoffman-Str. 10, 60538 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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  • Federico DeMartino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Vincent van de Ven

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Elia Formisano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Alard Roebroeck

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Maastricht, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Abdelhaq Rami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy III, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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  • Ralf Schoenmeyer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Neurophysiology and Neuroimaging Lab, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Heinrich-Hoffman-Str. 10, 60538 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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  • Corinna Haenschel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Neurophysiology and Neuroimaging Lab, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Heinrich-Hoffman-Str. 10, 60538 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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  • Talma Hendler

      Affiliations

    • Functional Brain Imaging Unit, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann St., Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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  • Konrad Maurer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Neurophysiology and Neuroimaging Lab, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Heinrich-Hoffman-Str. 10, 60538 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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  • Kai Vogeley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, 50924 Cologne, Germany
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  • David E.J. Linden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Neurophysiology and Neuroimaging Lab, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Heinrich-Hoffman-Str. 10, 60538 Frankfurt/Main, Germany
    • School of Psychology, University of Wales Bangor, Adeilad Brigantia, Penrallt Road, Gwynedd LL57 2AS, United Kingdom

Received 20 June 2008 ,Revised 11 October 2008 ,Accepted 6 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2009.03.002

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 174, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , 30 October 2009

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