Visual Perception and Its Impairment in Schizophrenia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-47

  Butler, Pamela D ^a,b,c   Silverstein, Steven M ^d   Dakin, Steven C ^e  

^a Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contrast; form; gain control; magnocellular; motion; visual integration

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; VISION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 44649140591     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.03.023     Document Type: Review

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