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 Project Summary  Cenk Tek, M.D. (Young Investigator 2006) of Yale University School of Medicine, notes that the ability to rotate an object in the mind is an important skill of the human brain. This aptitude is named mental rotation and it allows humans to recognize an object regardless of its orientation. We can mentally rotate objects we sense through our eyes or through our touch. Functional imaging studies have shown that mental rotation seems to be a function of the parietal lobe in humans. Patients with schizophrenia have impairment in their parietal lobes, but it is unclear if they have problems with mental rotation. Utilizing a variety of classical tests of mental rotation, Dr. Tek will explore the integrity of parietal lobes in different types of schizophrenia. If a specific impairment is found, Dr. Tek will attempt to delineate the implications of this problem for people with schizophrenia. Program Area: SCHIZOPHRENIA/PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS\Schizophrenia |
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Mei Huang, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2005 & 2007 Young Investigator