Salience as a Tool for Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia [PDF]

Wesleyan University

The Honors College

Salience as a Tool for Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia by Jed Rendleman Class of 2012

A thesis submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in Neuroscience & Behavior Middletown, Connecticut

April, 2012

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