Working memory consolidation is abnormally slow in schizophrenia

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-290

  Fuller, Rebecca L ^a,d   Luck, Steven J ^b,c   McMahon, Robert P ^a   Gold, James M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

^d MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Change detection paradigm; Cognitive impairments; Cognitive performance; Schizophrenia; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL MEMORY; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 18644373612     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.2.279     Document Type: Article

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