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Smooth-pursuit eye movement dysfunction in schizophrenia: the role of attention and general psychomotor dysfunctions.
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience - 1 Jan 1994
Schlenker R, Cohen R, Berg P, Hubman W, Mohr F, Watzl H, Werther P
Abstract excerpt
Smooth-pursuit eye-tracking performance was examined in 100 schizophrenic patients and various control groups under both attention-enhancing and attention-distracting conditions. The level of attentional demand was varied by introducing a secondary reaction time task that directed attention either toward or away from the visual-tracking target. Distraction from the target led to a significant deterioration of...
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