International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372

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Victor Hugo Bastos Author

Subjects of specialization
Schizophrenia; Working memory; Short-term memory; Long-term memory; Hippocampus

Affiliation
Brain Mapping and Functionality Laboratory, Federal University of Piau

Biography

Dr.Victor Hugo do Vale Bastos has done his ph.d. at Psychiatry from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2008). He has done his masters at Fitness from Universidade Castelo Branco (2003). He has experience in physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, focusing on Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.


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Deficient Integration of Short and Long Term Memory in Individuals with Schizophrenia

Author(s):

Victor Marinho, Kaline Rocha, Francisco Magalhaes, Jessica Ribeiro, Thomaz de Oliveira, Pedro Ribeiro, Fernanda Sousa, Monara Nunes, Valecia Carvalho, Victor Hugo Bastos, Bruna Velasques and Silmar Teixeira

A deficiency in processing, retaining and consolidating information in the short and long term memory is observed in schizophrenics. Dopaminergic levels and synchronism of neural inputs in coding of events interpreted by the central nervous system appear to be related to this deficiency. However, there is limited understanding on the specific memory functions through a specialized network and focused on areas of the brain. Therefore, we conducted a literature search in the databases PubMed, Scielo, Lilacs and Bireme to demonstrate the disintegration in the processing of information attributed to failures in connectivity between hippocampal neural circuits with the various encephalic areas in schizophrenic patients. The literature reports that schizophrenics,... view moreĀ»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000134

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