Article
Smooth pursuit and antisaccade performance evidence trait stability in schizophrenia patients and their relatives.
International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology - 1 Aug 2003
Calkins Monica E, Iacono William G, Curtis Clayton E
Abstract excerpt
Several forms of eye movement dysfunction (EMD) have been widely regarded as candidate endophenotypes of schizophrenia, ultimately capable of identifying individuals carrying schizophrenia susceptibility genes and elucidating the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. As an indication of their trait-like status, candidate endophenotypes optimally evidence stability over time. However, there have been few published...
Topics
- Adult
- Family
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Psychomotor Performance
- Pursuit, Smooth
- Reproducibility of Results
- Saccades
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Psychology