The dimensional complexity of the EEG during cognitive tasks reflects the impaired information processing in schizophrenic patients

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-246

  Kirsch, Peter ^a   Besthorn, Christoph ^a   Klein, Sabine ^a   Rindfleisch, Jochen ^a   Olbrich, Robert ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continuos performance task; D2; Dimensional complexity; EEG; Information processing; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0034212244     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8760(00)00077-5     Document Type: Article

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