Schizophrenia Research
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , 1 October 2005

Schizophrenia and processing of facial emotions: Sex matters

  • Marion R.M. Scholten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 30 250 8180; fax: +31 30 250 5466.
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  • André Aleman

      Affiliations

    • BCN NeuroImaging Centre, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
    • Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • Barbara Montagne

      Affiliations

    • Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
    • ,
  • René S. Kahn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, the Netherlands

Received 14 April 2005 ,Revised 14 June 2005 ,Accepted 16 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.06.019

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 61-67 , 1 October 2005

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