Language Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
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چکیده
Abnormalities in language are central to psychosis, particularly the schizophrenic syndrome. This chapter first discusses one clinical manifestation of abnormal language in schizophrenia: ‘thought disorder’. We then give a framework for understanding normal language structure and processing. Within this framework, we review studies of language processing in schizophrenia. Finally, we review some recent neuroimaging and electrophysiologic studies that have attempted to examine the neural correlates of language abnormalities in schizophrenia.
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