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 Project Summary  Kevin M. Spencer, Ph.D. (Young Investigator 2002) of Harvard University, will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine cognitive and neural mechanisms associated with abnormal priming in schizophrenia. Evidence suggests schizophrenic individuals have enhanced semantic priming and spatial priming (cueing) effects, and Dr. Spencer hypothesizes that this is related to an early inhibitory mechanism in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), and will test this on healthy controls in an attempt to simulate schizophrenics' abnormal priming effects. This study examines the neural substrates of cognition in schizophrenia in a novel way. Program Area: SCHIZOPHRENIA/PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS\Schizophrenia |
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Mei Huang, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2005 & 2007 Young Investigator