title: Understanding the symptoms of schizophrenia using visual scan paths.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper highlights the role of the visual scan path as a physiological marker of information processing, while investigating positive symptomatology in schizophrenia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current literature is reviewed using computer search facilities (Medline).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Schizophrenics either scan or stare extensively, the latter related to negative symptoms. Schizophrenics particularly scan when viewing human faces.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scan paths in schizophrenics are important when viewing meaningful stimuli such as human faces, because of the relationship between abnormal perception of stimuli and symptomatology in these subjects.
authors.affiliation: Maudsley Hospital, London.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: David
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D005403:Fixation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology