Does chronic nicotine consumption influence visual backward masking in schizophrenia and schizotypy?

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Visual backward masking (VBM) is a potential endophenotype for schizophrenia. Relative VBM deficits were also observed in high as compared to low scorers in one schizotypal subdimension (cognitive disorganisation, CogDis; Cappe et al., 2012). VBM deficits ...

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Does chronic nicotine consumption influence visual backward masking in schizophrenia and schizotypy?

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