Schizophrenia Research
Volume 117, Issue 1 , Pages 31-41 , March 2010

Increased amygdala and parahippocampal gyrus activation in schizophrenic patients with auditory hallucinations: An fMRI study using independent component analysis

  • María Jose Escartí

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatric Unit, Clinic Hospital, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain
    • CIBERSAM, ISC III, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 15, 46010 Valencia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychiatric Unit Clinic Hospital, Avd Blasco Ibáñez, 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain. Tel.: +34 963862600x51407; fax: +34 963868893.
    • These authors have contributed equally to this work.
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  • Maria de la Iglesia-Vayá

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Informatics Group (IBIME), The Institute for the Applications of Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies, ITACA Institute, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, Spain
    • Sagunto Hospital, Av. Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 46520 Sagunto, Valencia, Spain
    • These authors have contributed equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Luis Martí-Bonmatí

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Quirón Hospital, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 14, 46010 Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Montserrat Robles

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Informatics Group (IBIME), The Institute for the Applications of Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies, ITACA Institute, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose Carbonell

      Affiliations

    • Bioinformatics and Genomics Department, Prince Felipe Research Centre, Avda. Autopista del Saler, 16, 46012 Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Juan Jose Lull

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Informatics Group (IBIME), The Institute for the Applications of Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies, ITACA Institute, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Gracián García-Martí

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Quirón Hospital, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez, 14, 46010 Valencia, Spain
    • CIBERSAM, ISC III, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 15, 46010 Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Jose Vicente Manjón

      Affiliations

    • Biomedical Informatics Group (IBIME), The Institute for the Applications of Advanced Informatics and Communications Technologies, ITACA Institute, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Camino de Vera, s/n 46022 Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • Eduardo Jesús Aguilar

      Affiliations

    • Sagunto Hospital, Av. Ramón y Cajal, s/n, 46520 Sagunto, Valencia, Spain
    • CIBERSAM, ISC III, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 15, 46010 Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • André Aleman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroscience, University Medical Center Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 2, 9713 AW Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 2, 9713 AW Groningen, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Julio Sanjuán

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 15, 46010 Valencia, Spain
    • CIBERSAM, ISC III, Avda. Blasco Ibáñez 15, 46010 Valencia, Spain

Received 21 August 2009 ,Revised 26 November 2009 ,Accepted 19 December 2009.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 117, Issue 1 , Pages 31-41 , March 2010

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