Schizophrenia Research
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 235-241 , 15 October 2005

Selective impairment of attentional networks of orienting and executive control in schizophrenia

  • Kai Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
    • ,
  • Jin Fan

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Neuroimaging, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY 10029, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 212 241 7134; fax: +1 212 996 8931.
    • ,
  • Yi Dong

      Affiliations

    • Hefei Psychiatry Hospital, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
    • ,
  • Chang-qing Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui Province, PR China
    • ,
  • Tatia M.C. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Clinical Neuropsychology and Neuropsychology Laboratory, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China
    • ,
  • Michael I. Posner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, USA

Received 10 November 2004 ,Revised 25 January 2005 ,Accepted 30 January 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.01.019

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 78, Issue 2 , Pages 235-241 , 15 October 2005

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