Schizophrenia Research
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 65-74 , June 2010

A follow-up MRI study of the superior temporal subregions in schizotypal disorder and first-episode schizophrenia

  • Tsutomu Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. Tel.: +81 76 434 2281; fax: +81 76 434 5030.
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  • Michio Suzuki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Shi-Yu Zhou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
    • ,
  • Ryoichiro Tanino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazue Nakamura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • ,
  • Yasuhiro Kawasaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
    • Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Hikaru Seto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
    • ,
  • Masayoshi Kurachi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatric Early Intervention, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Received 4 September 2009 ,Revised 30 October 2009 ,Accepted 3 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2009.12.006

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 65-74 , June 2010

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