A broad neuron-centric conception of contextual modulation is reviewed and re-assessed in
the light of recent neurobiological studies of amplification, suppression, and synchronization …

One important function of the catecholamine innervation of the cerebral cortex may be the
control of attention. Of particular interest are the catecholamine projections to the cerebral …

This article examines the evidence that certain deficits in information processing and
attentional functioning are present across populations at risk for schizophrenic disorder, with …

Previous research has provided conflicting accounts of the effects of personality on creative
behaviour. This study examines the issue by means of factor analysis and multivariate …

Among the many peculiarities of schizophrenics perhaps the most obvious is their tendency
to say odd things. Indeed, for most clinicians, the hallmark of schizophrenia is “thought …

Background: Prepulse inhibition and latent inhibition are the two animal paradigms currently
dominating neuropharmacological research on attentional deficits in schizophrenia. Both …

Persons with schizophrenia show deficits in basic psychological functions such as attention,
perception, and cognition. Remediation of these deficits by direct training may facilitate the …

Recent evidence suggests that schizophrenia involves hyperfocusing, an unusually narrow
but intense focusing of processing resources. This appears to contradict the classic idea that …

Exp I investigated the effect of neuroleptic drugs on distractibility by administering 2 pairs of
short and long neutral and distractor digit-span tests to 15 temporarily medication-free …

Discusses 2 cognitive models for cognitive deficit in schizophrenia: a task-oriented approach
and a process-oriented, theoretical approach. Schizophrenics' early visual processing …