Perceptional and executive deficits of chronic schizophrenic patients in attentional and intentional tasks.

The present study investigated whether schizophrenic patients could develop appropriate visual orientation and motor set under precuing conditions which contrasted attentional (input selective) and intentional (output selective) information. The aim was to evaluate perceptual performance in processing visuospatial information, and executive performance in response preparation. Stimuli and/or elicited responses were controlled for selective hemispheric engagement.