Schizophrenia and cortical blindness: protective effects and implications for language - PMC

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Front Hum Neurosci . 2014 Nov 28;8:940. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00940 Schizophrenia and cortical blindness: protective effects and implications for language Evelina Leivada Evelina Leivada 1 Department of Linguistics, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Find articles by Evelina Leivada 1 , Cedric Boeckx Cedric Boeckx 1 Department of Linguistics, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 2 Catalan Institute for Advanced Studies and Research (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain Find articles by Cedric Boeckx 1, 2, * Author information Article notes Copyright and License information 1 Department of

Schizophrenia and cortical blindness: protective effects and implications for language - PMC

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