An investigation of semantic space in patients with schizophrenia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-273

  Aloia, Mark S ^a,b   Gourovitch, Monica L ^a   Weinberger, Daniel R ^a   Goldberg, Terry E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Language; Neuropsychology; Schizophrenia; Semantics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEMANTICS; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC LANGUAGE; SEMANTICS; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030178575     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1355617700001272     Document Type: Article

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