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Semantic priming in schizophrenia: A review and synthesis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2002

Michael J. Minzenberg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
Beth A. Ober
Affiliation:
Department of Human and Community Development, University of California, Davis and Department of Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System, Martinez, California
Sophia Vinogradov
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
*
Michael J. Minzenberg, M.D., Department Psychiatry, 116C, DVAMedical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121. E-mail: mjminz@itsa.ucsf.edu

Abstract

In this paper, we present a review of semantic priming experiments in schizophrenia. Semantic priming paradigms show utility in assessing the role of deficits in semantic memory network access in the pathology of schizophrenia. The studies are placed in the context of current models of information processing. In this review we include all English-language reports (from peer-reviewed journals) of single-word semantic priming studies involving participants with schizophrenia. The studies to date show schizophrenic patients to exhibit variable semantic priming effects under automatic processing conditions, and consistent impairments under controlled0attentional conditions. We also describe associations with other neurocognitive dysfunction, neurochemical and electrophysiological disturbances, and clinical manifestations (such as thought disorder).

Type
Critical Review
Copyright
Copyright © The International Neuropsychological Society 2002

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