Schizophrenia Research
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 1-12 , 1 October 2005

Intact hemispheric specialization for spatial and shape working memory in schizophrenia

Dr. Philip S. Holzman died before the completion of this manuscript. The authors would like to dedicate this work to his memory

  • Dara S. Manoach

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States
    • Athinoula A. Martinos Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Massachusetts General Hospital-East, 36 First Avenue, Room 420, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States. Tel.: +1 617 724 6148; fax: +1 617 726 0504.
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  • Nathan White

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
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  • Kristen A. Lindgren

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • ,
  • Stephan Heckers

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States
    • Athinoula A. Martinos Center, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • ,
  • Michael J. Coleman

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • ,
  • Stéphanie Dubal

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • ,
  • Donald C. Goff

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States
    • ,
  • Philip S. Holzman

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Research Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178, United States
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, United States

Received 18 March 2005 ,Revised 9 June 2005 ,Accepted 17 June 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.06.017

Schizophrenia Research
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