Article
Spatial working memory deficits in the relatives of schizophrenic patients.
Archives of general psychiatry - 1 Oct 1995
Park S, Holzman P S, Goldman-Rakic P S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Studies in nonhuman primates provide evidence that intact spatial working memory depends on the integrity of specific areas in the prefrontal cortex. Patients with schizophrenia have been shown to be impaired on spatial working memory tasks. Relatives of schizophrenic patients show a range of cognitive deficits in the absence of clinical symptoms (eg, thought disorder, eye tracking dysfunctions). We...
Topics
- Adult
- Eye Movements
- Family
- Female
- Form Perception
- Humans
- Male
- Memory Disorders
- Phenotype
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Psychomotor Performance
- Reaction Time
