Backward masking in schizophrenia: Time course of visual processing deficits during task performance

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Suslow, Thomas ^a   Arolt, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Backward masking; Diagnostic specificity; Schizophrenia; Time course

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VISUAL MASKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032494237     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(98)00053-X     Document Type: Article

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