Schizophrenia Research
Volume 100, Issue 1 , Pages 144-152 , March 2008

Examining encoding imprecision in spatial working memory in schizophrenia

  • Johanna C. Badcock

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry/Graylands Hospital and School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, John XXIII Avenue, Mt. Claremont, WA, 6010, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry/Graylands Hospital, Private Mail Bag No 1, Claremont WA 6910, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 9347 6429; fax: +61 8 9384 5128.
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  • David R. Badcock

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, School of Psychology, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia
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  • Christina Read

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry/Graylands Hospital and School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, John XXIII Avenue, Mt. Claremont, WA, 6010, Australia
    • ,
  • Assen Jablensky

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry/Graylands Hospital and School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, John XXIII Avenue, Mt. Claremont, WA, 6010, Australia

Received 7 May 2007 ,Revised 2 August 2007 ,Accepted 2 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2007.08.005

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 100, Issue 1 , Pages 144-152 , March 2008

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