Article
Working memory in siblings of schizophrenia patients.
Schizophrenia research - 1 Sept 2007
Barrantes-Vidal Neus, Aguilera Mari, Campanera Sílvia, Fatjó-Vilas Mar, Guitart Marc, Miret Salvador, Valero Sergi, Fañanás Lourdes
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Working memory (WM) has hardly been explored in non-psychotic relatives of schizophrenic patients despite its potential suitability as a neurocognitive endophenotype. Indeed, WM modalities, components and processes have rarely been compared in the same group of relatives. The present study examined neurocognitive performance in healthy siblings of schizophrenic patients, including both spatial and...
Topics
- Adult
- Ambulatory Care
- Attention
- Cognition Disorders
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Memory
- Memory Disorders
- Mental Recall
- Neuropsychological Tests
- Phenotype
