Prefrontal cortical network connections: key site of vulnerability in stress and schizophrenia
- 21 February 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley
- Vol. 29 (3) , 215-223
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2011.02.006
Abstract
The symptoms of schizophrenia involve profound dysfunction of the prefrontal cortex (PFC). PFC networks create our “mental sketch pad”, and PFC dysfunction contributes to symptoms such as cognitive d...Keywords
Funding Information
- Public Health Service (PO1 AG030004)
- Merit Award (AG06036, 1RL1AA017536, U54RR024350)
- NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award
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