Schizophrenia Research
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 87-88 , 1 January 2004

Logical reasoning deficits in schizophrenia

  • Vinod Goel

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-416-736-5121; fax: +1-416-736-5814.
    • Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
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  • Angela Bartolo

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    • Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 2UB, Scotland, UK
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  • David St. Clair

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    • Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 2UB, Scotland, UK
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  • Annalena Venneri

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    • Department of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 2UB, Scotland, UK

Received 4 June 2002 ,Revised 18 October 2002 ,Accepted 24 October 2002.

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PII: S0920-9964(02)00499-1

doi: 10.1016/S0920-9964(02)00499-1

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 87-88 , 1 January 2004

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