Hemispheric lateralization abnormalities of the white matter microstructure in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder | Zendy

New Fei Ho | Zendy; Zhengjun Li | Zendy; Fang Ji | Zendy; Mingyuan Wang | Zendy; Carissa Nadia Kuswanto | Zendy; Min Yi Sum | Zendy; Han Ying Tng | Zendy; Yih Yian Sitoh | Zendy; Kang Sim | Zendy; Juan Zhou | Zendy

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Hemispheric lateralization abnormalities of the white matter microstructure in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Author(s) -

New Fei Ho,

Zhengjun Li,

Fang Ji,

Mingyuan Wang,

Carissa Nadia Kuswanto,

Min Yi Sum,

Han Ying Tng,

Yih Yian Sitoh,

Kang Sim,

Juan Zhou

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of psychiatry and neuroscience

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.767

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1488-2434

pISSN - 1180-4882

DOI - 10.1503/jpn.160090

Subject(s) - lateralization of brain function , bipolar disorder , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , laterality , psychology , white matter , fractional anisotropy , psychosis , neuroscience , audiology , psychiatry , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , cognition , radiology

Hemispheric lateralization of the brain occurs during development and underpins specialized functions. It is posited that aberrant neurodevelopment leads to abnormal brain lateralization in individuals with psychotic illnesses. Here, we sought to examine whether white matter hemispheric lateralization is abnormal in individuals with the psychotic spectrum disorders of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

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