Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 28, 2026

Handwriting Analysis Indicates Spontaneous Dyskinesias in Neuroleptic Naïve Adolescents at High Risk for Psychosis
Published on: November 21, 2013
Noun-verb ambiguity in chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia
Robert Goldfarb1, Natalie Bekker
1Adelphi University, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530, USA. Goldfarb2@adelphi.edu
Unlabelled:
This study investigated noun-verb retrieval patterns of 30 adults with chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia and 67 typical adults, to determine if schizophrenia affected nouns (associated with temporal lobe function) differently from verbs (associated with frontal lobe function). Stimuli were homophonic homographic homonyms, balanced according to frequency of occurrence, where N>V, N
Learning Outcomes:
Readers will be introduced to (a) evidence of noun-verb organization in the brain; (b) evidence of ambiguous noun-verb preference to differentiate the language of schizophrenia from the language of typical adults; and (c) evidence of ambiguous noun-verb preference to differentiate the language of schizophrenia from fluent aphasia.
Related Concept Videos
Negative and Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Negative Symptoms
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia manifest as deficits in normal emotional and behavioral functioning, profoundly impacting daily life. Individuals with schizophrenia often display a flat affect, characterized by a near-total absence of emotional expression,...
Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Hallucinations and Delusions
Thought Disorders
Disorganized and unusual thought processes mark thought disorders in schizophrenia. One key feature is disorganized speech, where an individual's conversation includes loosely...
Schizophrenia
Psychosis: Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Researchers have identified genetic factors that increase susceptibility to schizophrenia, underscoring the intricate interplay between genetics and environment in disease development. At the core of schizophrenia's pathophysiology is excessive dopaminergic neurotransmission within the...
Positive Symptoms Schizophrenia: Hallucinations and Delusions
Hallucinations
Hallucinations in...
Psychosis and Antipsychotic Drugs: Overview

