Abstract:This study applied confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine the construct of smooth pursuit eye movements (SPEM) and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) in schizophrenia. Participants were assigned to two groups: Group 1 included 27 probands chosen from families with schizophrenia in first-degree relatives, and Group 2 included 54 schizophrenics who had no families with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. There were no differences in the eye tracking pursuit and the WCST between the sporadic and familial… Show more
“…Neurocognitive functioning has also been shown to differentiate groups. Greater impairments in attention, reasoning, and visual-motor ability are typically observed in familial cases (Erol, Bayram, Kosger, & Mete, 2012;Hallmayer et al, 2005;Sautter, McDermott, & Cornwell, 1994;Wolitzky et al, 2006), although conflicting data also exist (Chen, Lu, & Lung, 2011). In terms of clinical characteristics, it is well-established that patients with a family history of psychosis have a significantly earlier age-at-onset than those with no family history (Esterberg & Compton, 2012;Gorwood et al, 1995;Malaspina et al, 2000).…”
“…Neurocognitive functioning has also been shown to differentiate groups. Greater impairments in attention, reasoning, and visual-motor ability are typically observed in familial cases (Erol, Bayram, Kosger, & Mete, 2012;Hallmayer et al, 2005;Sautter, McDermott, & Cornwell, 1994;Wolitzky et al, 2006), although conflicting data also exist (Chen, Lu, & Lung, 2011). In terms of clinical characteristics, it is well-established that patients with a family history of psychosis have a significantly earlier age-at-onset than those with no family history (Esterberg & Compton, 2012;Gorwood et al, 1995;Malaspina et al, 2000).…”
Our results suggest a restricted centrally focused visual exploration behavior in patients not only on pictures, but also on movies of real-life scenes. While ETD observed in the laboratory cannot be directly transferred to natural viewing conditions, these alterations support a model of impairments in motion information processing in patients resulting in a reduced ability to perceive moving objects and less saliency driven exploration behavior presumably contributing to alterations in the perception of the natural environment.
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