Global-local processing in schizophrenia: Hemispheric asymmetry and symptom-specific interference

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 442-451

  Ferman, Tanis J ^c   Primeau, Margaret ^d   Delis, Dean ^d   Jampala, Chowdary V ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Attention; Distractibility; Global local; Hemispheric asymmetry; Interference; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ASYMMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LATENT PERIOD; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOM; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0032855333     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617799555069     Document Type: Article

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