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Memory’s neural hit in schizophrenia

Brain images suggest that memory problems in schizophrenia stem from disturbances in areas that facilitate conscious recall and information retrieval.

References:

Heckers, S., et al. 1998. Impaired recruitment of the hippocampus during conscious recollection in schizophrenia. Nature Neuroscience 1(August):318.

Sources:

Stephan Heckers
Massachusetts General Hospital
Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatric Neuroimaging Research Group
Psychotic Disorders Unit
Boston, MA 02114

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