Abstract
Medicated and unmedicated schizophrenic patients and normal subjects (n's = 4) were examined on the extent to which their information-processing performance became automated over time, as reflected by increased competence in dual task performance. The central task was a computerized version of the Continuous Performance Test, and the secondary task was a wordlist shadowing task. Normal subjects and medicated schizophrenic patients became much more efficient at performing both tasks simultaneously with practice, with unmedicated patients showing no improvement over time.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 281-288 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Psychiatry Research |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- attention
- neuroleptic effects
- Schizophrenia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Biological Psychiatry
- Psychology(all)
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Medication may be required for the development of automatic information processing in schizophrenia. / Serper, Mark R.; Bergman, R. L.; Harvey, Philip D.
In: Psychiatry Research, Vol. 32, No. 3, 01.01.1990, p. 281-288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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