Publications by authors named "Ran Tuo"
[Comparison of mental rotation ability for depressive disorder and schizophrenia].
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
April 2012
Article Synopsis
- - The study compares how individuals with depressive disorder and schizophrenia perform on mental rotation tasks using letters, aiming to find specific clinical indicators for these mental illnesses.
- - Results showed that those with depressive disorder had a higher error rate for normal letters but a lower error rate for mirror images, while individuals with schizophrenia had a lower error rate for normal letters but a higher error rate for mirror images.
- - Overall, depressive disorder significantly impairs overall mental rotation ability, whereas schizophrenia shows a distinct pattern of impairment, highlighting differences in their cognitive profiles.
Hemispheric dominance during the mental rotation task in patients with schizophrenia.
Shanghai Arch Psychiatry
April 2012
Background: Mental rotation is a spatial representation conversion capability using an imagined object and either object or self-rotation. This capability is impaired in schizophrenia.
Objective: To provide a more detailed assessment of impaired cognitive functioning in schizophrenia by comparing the electrophysiological profiles of patients with schizophrenia and controls while completing a mental rotation task using both normally-oriented images and mirror images.