Abnormal neural synchrony in schizophrenia

KM Spencer, PG Nestor, MA Niznikiewicz… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
Schizophrenia has been conceptualized as a failure of cognitive integration, and abnormalities
in neural circuitry (particularly inhibitory interneurons) have been proposed as a basis for …

Gamma frequency–range abnormalities to auditory stimulation in schizophrenia

…, RW Greene, Y Hirayasu, PG Nestor… - Archives of general …, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
Background Basic science studies at the neuronal systems level have indicated that gamma-range
(30-50 Hz) neural synchronization may be a key mechanism of information …

Neural synchrony indexes disordered perception and cognition in schizophrenia

KM Spencer, PG Nestor, R Perlmutter… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Current views of schizophrenia suggest that it results from abnormalities in neural circuitry,
but empirical evidence in the millisecond range of neural activity has been difficult to obtain. …

DTI and MTR abnormalities in schizophrenia: analysis of white matter integrity

M Kubicki, H Park, CF Westin, PG Nestor, RV Mulkern… - Neuroimage, 2005 - Elsevier
Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies in schizophrenia demonstrate lower anisotropic diffusion
within white matter due either to loss of coherence of white matter fiber tracts, to changes …

Uncinate fasciculus findings in schizophrenia: a magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging study

…, SE Maier, M Frumin, PG Nestor… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: Disruptions in connectivity between the frontal and temporal lobes may explain
some of the symptoms observed in schizophrenia. Conventional magnetic resonance …

Cingulate fasciculus integrity disruption in schizophrenia: a magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging study

M Kubicki, CF Westin, PG Nestor, CG Wible… - Biological …, 2003 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests that a disruption in limbic system network integrity and,
in particular, the cingulate gyrus (CG), may play a role in the pathophysiology of …

Auditory P300 abnormalities and left posterior superior temporal gyrus volume reduction in schizophrenia

…, SF Faux, R Kikinis, PG Nestor… - Archives of General …, 1993 - jamanetwork.com
• Abnormalities in the auditory P300 event-related potential are one of the most robust findings
in schizophrenia. To investigate the brain source(s) of this major functional abnormality, …

Mental disorder and violence: personality dimensions and clinical features

PG Nestor - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2002 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
OBJECTIVE: This review examines the role of personality dimensions in the greater rates of
violence that have now been established to accompany certain classes of mental disorders. …

[HTML][HTML] Left auditory cortex gamma synchronization and auditory hallucination symptoms in schizophrenia

KM Spencer, MA Niznikiewicz, PG Nestor… - BMC neuroscience, 2009 - Springer
Background Oscillatory electroencephalogram (EEG) abnormalities may reflect neural circuit
dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disorders. Previously we have found positive correlations …

Attention and driving skills in aging and Alzheimer's disease

R Parasuraman, PG Nestor - Human factors, 1991 - journals.sagepub.com
The number of older drivers with dementia is rising with the aging of the adult population. A
public health issue is growing because of concerns about the motor vehicle accident risk …