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Current Issues in the Application of P300 to Research in Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia

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Perhaps the earliest formal description of the deficit in attention in schizophrenic symptomatology was provided by Kraepelin: “It is quite common for them to lose both inclination and ability on their own initiative to keep their attention fixed for any length of time. It is often difficult enough to make them attend at all” (Kraepelin, 1919/1971, p. 6). Matthysse (1978) noted more recently that deficits in attention and information processing are still more consistent than neurochemical findings in schizophrenia. Such results have led many theorists to view impaired attention as the fundamental or core cognitive deficit in the disorder and have led to the suggestion that study of the neurobiological mechanisms of attention may provide’ keys to understanding schizophrenia (Mirsky & Duncan, 1986).

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Duncan, C.C. (1990). Current Issues in the Application of P300 to Research in Schizophrenia. In: Straube, E.R., Hahlweg, K. (eds) Schizophrenia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74308-5_7

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