Abnormalities of the Left Temporal Lobe and Thought Disorder in Schizophrenia

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Martha E. Shenton · McLean Hospital

Ron Kikinis

Ferenc A. Jólesz

Seth D. Pollak · Massachusetts Mental Health Center

Marjorie LeMay

Cynthia G. Wible · McLean Hospital

Hiroto Hokama · Massachusetts Mental Health Center

John Martin

Dave Metcalf

Abstract

Schizophrenia involves localized reductions in the gray matter of the left temporal lobe. The degree of thought disorder is related to the size of the reduction in volume of the left posterior superior temporal gyrus.

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Schizophrenia research and treatment Neuroscience and Music Perception Mental Health and Psychiatry

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Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 327, Issue 9, pp. 604-612

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199208273270905

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Abnormalities of the Left Temporal Lobe and Thought Disorder in Schizophrenia

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