More than just tapping: Index finger-tapping measures procedural learning in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 234-240

  Da Silva, Felipe N ^a   Irani, Farzin ^a   Richard, Jan ^a   Brensinger, Colleen M ^b   Bilker, Warren B ^b   Gur, Raquel E ^a   Gur, Ruben C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Finger tapping; Handedness; Motor function; Procedural learning; Schizophrenia; Sensorimotor function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER TAPPING; LEARNING; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL LEARNING; RIGHT HANDEDNESS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VELOCITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SERIAL LEARNING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84860835179     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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