The attentional blink in schizophrenia: Isolating the perception/attention interface

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1346-1351

  Mathis, Kristopher I ^a   Wynn, Jonathan K ^a   Breitmeyer, Bruno ^a   Nuechterlein, Keith H ^a   Green, Michael F ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Attentional blink; Perceptual impairment; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISION;

EID: 80053106061     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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