Schizophrenia Research
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 181-186 , 1 February 2003

Increased automatic spreading of activation in thought-disordered schizophrenic patients

  • Steffen Moritz

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • University Hospital of Hamburg, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Todd S Woodward

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    • Department of Medicine and Research, Riverview Hospital, 500 Lougheed Highway, Port Coquitlam, B.C., Canada V3C 4J2
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  • Daniela Küppers

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    • University Hospital of Hamburg, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Alexandra Lausen

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital of Hamburg, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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  • Marc Schickel

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    • University Hospital of Hamburg, Hospital for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany

Received 20 May 2001 ,Accepted 29 August 2001.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 181-186 , 1 February 2003

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