title: Bilateral transfer deficit in schizophrenia.
abstract: Right-handed chronic schizophrenics, left-handed normals, and right-handed normals were tested on a measure of bilateral transfer of motor skill in contralateral hands. Schizophrenics compared with normals showed significantly poor bilateral transfer of skill in terms of errors committed; the group difference was nonsignificant in terms of response time. Results suggested a breakdown in perceptual-motor coordination in schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Asthana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Srivastava
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D011939:Mental Recall; D009048:Motor Skills; D011340:Problem Solving; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014163:Transfer, Psychology