Population receptive field sizes of the visual (striate) cortex in patients with schizophrenia.

Majoor, M. (Martijn) (2016) Population receptive field sizes of the visual (striate) cortex in patients with schizophrenia. thesis, Medicine.

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Abstract

Previous research suggests deficits in visual processing in individuals with schizophrenia. These deficits could be involved in visual hallucinations in schizophrenia. This study used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to examine involvement of the primary visual cortex in deficits in visual processing. Eleven patients with schizophrenia and eleven healthy controls were compared on population receptive field sizes (pRF) of the primary visual cortex. I used a pRF model to interpreted fMRI signals measured while participants observed flickering checkerboard pattern stimuli. I found no differences in population receptive field sizes in the primary visual cortex between the two groups. Future research is necessary to confirm our results.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	First Supervisor: and Laar, Prof. Dr. T. van and Cornelissen, Dr. F.W. and Second Supervisor: and Ommen, Marouska van and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), department of Ne
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:42
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:42
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/399

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