Schizophrenia Research
Volume 59, Issue 2 , Pages 159-172 , 1 February 2003

Neuromagnetic correlates of impaired automatic categorical perception of speech sounds in schizophrenia

  • Kiyoto Kasai

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Clinical Neuroscience Division, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry (116A), Boston VA Healthcare System, Brockton Division, and Harvard Medical School, 940 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301, USA. Tel.: +1-617-948-4483; fax: +1-617-948-4483
    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
    • Clinical Neuroscience Division, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry (116A), Boston VA Healthcare System, Brockton Division, and Harvard Medical School, 940 Belmont St., Brockton, MA 02301, USA
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  • Haruyasu Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Satoru Kamio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Kazuyuki Nakagome

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8566, Japan
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  • Akira Iwanami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Masato Fukuda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-cho, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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  • Masato Yumoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Kenji Itoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cognitive and Speech Science, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Ichiro Koshida

      Affiliations

    • Department of information Technology, Tokyo Engineering University, 1404-1 Katakura-cho, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8580, Japan
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  • Osamu Abe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Nobumasa Kato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

Received 10 May 2001 ,Revised 24 October 2001 ,Accepted 26 October 2001.

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Schizophrenia Research
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