Schizophrenia Research
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 101-106 , August 2010

Superior size–weight illusion performance in patients with schizophrenia: Evidence for deficits in forward models

  • Lisa E. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0109, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA
    • Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0109, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University, 1601 23rd Ave S., Suite 3060, USA. Tel.: +1 615 343 8068; fax: +1 615 343 8406.
    • ,
  • Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0109, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA
    • Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0109, La Jolla, CA 92093-0109, USA
    • ,
  • Edward M. Hubbard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Peabody College #552, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203-5721, USA
    • ,
  • David L. Braff

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0804C, USA
    • ,
  • Gregory A. Light

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0804C, USA

Received 9 August 2009 ,Revised 13 October 2009 ,Accepted 19 October 2009.

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Schizophrenia Research
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 101-106 , August 2010

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