The spatial range of contour integration deficits in schizophrenia

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 220, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 251-259

  Keane, Brian P ^a,b,c   Silverstein, Steven M ^a,b   Barch, Deanna M ^d   Carter, Cameron S ^e   Gold, James M ^f   Kovács, Ilona ^g   MacDonald III, Angus W ^h   Ragland, J Daniel ^e   Strauss, Milton E ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

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

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^g BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁱ CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contour integration; Grouping; Perceptual organization; Schizophrenia; Spatial range; Visual integration

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTOUR INTEGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DSM-IV; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84864279261     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3134-4     Document Type: Article

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