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Automatic processes generally place fewer demands on those cognitive functions.
“Automatic processes, on the other hand, are generally much less taxing on such cognitive processes.33”
From Enhanced Automatic Action Imitation and Intact Imitation-Inhibition in Schizophrenia (2019) · cites this paper as [33]
Earlier studies failed to account for general cognitive, motor, or emotional impairments linked to schizophrenia.
“However, previous studies assessed either voluntary imitation [7][8][9][10][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] or automatic imitation of emotional stimuli 12,13,32,33 while not controlling for the cognitive, motoric, and/or emotional deficits associated with the disorder.”
From Enhanced Automatic Action Imitation and Intact Imitation-Inhibition in Schizophrenia (2019) · cites this paper as [33]
Earlier work on imitation in schizophrenia used either voluntary imitation tasks or automatic imitation of emotional stimuli.
“However, previous studies assessed either voluntary imitation [7][8][9][10][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] or automatic imitation of emotional stimuli 12,13,32,33 while not controlling for the cognitive, motoric, and/or emotional deficits associated with the disorder.”
From Enhanced Automatic Action Imitation and Intact Imitation-Inhibition in Schizophrenia (2019) · cites this paper as [33]
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- Authors
- Gilbert, S. J., & Burgess, P. W.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Gilbert, Sam J.
- Venue
- Current Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2008-02
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- R110-R114
- ISSN
- 0960-9822 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4240779110
- Cited by
- 455
- References
- 16
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- FWCI
- 4.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Keywords
- executive function, cognitive control, planning, task switching, inhibitory control, resistance to temptation, novel situations, adaptive behavior
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Brain, Cognition, Humans, Models, Theoretical, Research
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