Article
Abnormality of smooth pursuit eye movement initiation: specificity to the schizophrenia spectrum?
Psychophysiology - 1 Mar 1995
Clementz B A, Reid S A, McDowell J E, Cadenhead K S
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia patients have a deficiency of smooth pursuit eye movement initiation. We addressed whether this deficit is specifically related to a predisposition for schizophrenia. Thirty-two relatives of schizophrenia patients, eight schizotypals, 13 psychiatric comparison, and 33 nonpsychiatric subjects were assessed on smooth pursuit initiation. The nonpsychiatric subjects had significantly higher eye...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Psychophysiology
- Pursuit, Smooth
- Reaction Time
- Risk Factors
- Schizophrenia