Impaired Motor Cortex Responses in Non-Psychotic First-Degree Relatives of Schizophrenia Patients: A Cathodal tDCS Pilot Study

Impaired Motor Cortex Responses in Non-Psychotic First-Degree Relatives of Schizophrenia Patients: A Cathodal tDCS Pilot Study

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 liabi...

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Main Authors: Alkomiet Hasan, Kristina Misewitsch, Michael A. Nitsche, Oliver Gruber, Frank Padberg, Peter Falkai, Thomas Wobrock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-09-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
Schizophrenia
Genetic load
Cortical plasticity
Transcranial direct current stimulation
First-degree relatives
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X13000788

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