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The hippocampus and schizophrenia

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Search for the Causes of Schizophrenia

Abstract

It is now widely accepted that schizophrenia is associated with abnormalities of the brain. The details, however, are unclear: Which neural circuits are affected and which remain intact? When do structural and functional abnormalities develop in the brain? How can brain abnormalities explain the clinical features?

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    Stephan Heckers

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    Wagner F. Gattaz M.D. (Full Professor of Psychiatry & Director of the Laboratory of Neuroscience) (Full Professor of Psychiatry & Director of the Laboratory of Neuroscience)

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    Heinz Häfner (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head) (Prof.em.of Psychiatry, Director em., Head)

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Heckers, S. (2004). The hippocampus and schizophrenia. In: Gattaz, W.F., Häfner, H. (eds) Search for the Causes of Schizophrenia. Steinkopff, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7985-1953-4_12

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