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Examining encoding imprecision in spatial working memory in schizophrenia

Badcock, Johanna C., Badcock, David R., Read, Christina, Jablensky, Assen·2008·Schizophrenia Research

Abstract

Background Visuospatial working memory is not a unitary sketch pad but comprises independent dimensions of target distance and direction and at least two levels of detail (fine-grained and category level). The aim of this study was to examine these multiple aspects of encoding in patients with schizophrenia using a modified delayed response task.Method 42 patients with schizophrenia and 48 healthy controls pointed, as accurately as possible from a fixed starting position, to the visual location of target stimuli presented to a touch-sensitive screen. An adaptive staircase procedure was used to equate stimulus duration for each individual. Encoding accuracy and maintenance of distance (mm) and direction ( degrees ) information was examined following a 0-second (immediate) or 4-second (unfilled) delay. Analyses utilized both absolute (unsigned) and signed data.Results The results showed that the average duration required to detect a target was significantly longer in patients than controls. When stimulus duration was equated, (a) the absolute accuracy of distance and direction responses was not significantly different between groups at 0-second delay but was significantly reduced at 4-second delay in patients with schizophrenia, and (b) signed direction errors at 4-second delay were significantly different between groups at stimulus angles greater than 90 degrees .Conclusions The findings challenge previous suggestions of deficits in fine-grained encoding of spatial information in schizophrenia but confirm a difficulty maintaining both direction and distance details in working memory. Imprecision in spatial memory in schizophrenia also introduced greater bias from category level (prior) representations, especially in left hemi-space.

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Authors
Badcock, J. C., Badcock, D. R., Read, C., & Jablensky, A.
Affiliations
The University of Western Australia (AU)
Corresponding author
Badcock, Johanna C.
Venue
Schizophrenia Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-03
Volume
100
Issue
1-3
Pages
144-152
ISSN
0920-9964 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2019428791
Cited by
48
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Schizophrenia Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Health and Medical Research Council
  • National Medical Research Council
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Spatial Cognition and Navigation
Keywords
schizophrenia, visuospatial working memory
MeSH terms
Adult, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Functional Laterality, Male, Memory Disorders, Memory, Short-Term, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Space Perception, Reproducibility of Results, Control Groups

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