Are masking abnormalities in schizophrenia specific to type-B masking?

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4 PART 3, 2009, Pages 798-808

  Skottun, Bernt C ^a   Skoyles, John R ^b  

^a Ulleåvlsalleen 4C   (Norway)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backward masking; Masking; Type A; Type B; Vision

Indexed keywords

CELL FUNCTION; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL MASKING; VISUAL MASKING TYPE A; VISUAL MASKING TYPE B; VISUAL SYSTEM; COLOR VISION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77949501294     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970903051944     Document Type: Review

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