The comprehension of idiomatic expressions in schizophrenic patients

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1032-1040

  Schettino, Antonio ^a   Lauro, Leonor Romero ^a   Crippa, Franca ^a   Anselmetti, Simona ^b   Cavallaro, Roberto ^b   Papagno, Costanza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Executive functions; Idioms; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IDIOM; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749156191     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.11.030     Document Type: Article

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