Modafinil effects on cognition and emotion in schizophrenia and its neurochemical modulation in the brain

@article{Scoriels2013ModafinilEO,
  title={Modafinil effects on cognition and emotion in schizophrenia and its neurochemical modulation in the brain},
  author={Linda Scoriels and Peter B. Jones and Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian},
  journal={Neuropharmacology},
  year={2013},
  volume={64},
  pages={168-184}
}
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