Chunk #23 — DIMENSIONS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN NEUROLEPTIC-NAÏVE PATIENTS WITH RECENT-ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIA — Corpus callosal area differences in predominantly positive symptom schizophrenia and its implications for temporal dysfunction
of disability and better integration into the community than men.[64] The callosal hyperconnection, along with the faster development of the CC noted in females may protect them against the “misconnectivity phenomena” in the frontal lobes that males may encounter at a younger age, contributing to negative symptoms.[65] Nevertheless, there is a need for further research in this area using diffusion tensor imaging and functional imaging before drawing more definitive conclusions.
