Schizophrenia Research
Volume 122, Issue 1 , Pages 53-62 , September 2010

Disturbed sexual dimorphism of brain activation during mental rotation in schizophrenia

Received 7 January 2010 ,Revised 5 March 2010 ,Accepted 8 March 2010.

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