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Impaired motor cortex responses in non-psychotic first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients: a cathodal tDCS pilot study.
Brain stimulation - 1 Sept 2013
Hasan Alkomiet, Misewitsch Kristina, Nitsche Michael A, Gruber Oliver, Padberg Frank, Falkai Peter, Wobrock Thomas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia has recently been described as a disorder of impaired plasticity and dysconnectivity. Several lines of evidence suggest that alterations in glutamatergic neurotransmission underlie different symptom domains of schizophrenia. Little is known about the impact of genetic liability on cortical plasticity and connectivity in schizophrenia. OBJECTIVE: To compare N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor...
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