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Visual processing abnormalities in schizophrenia
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<p>Visual processing abnormalities in schizophrenia are commonly found, and contribute to poor social function. </p><p>There is evidence that <a href="/facts/Schizophrenia/FMP4lQ57">schizophrenia</a> affects <a href="/facts/Visual_perception/g7Tfaq2l">perception</a> of <a href="/facts/Contrast_(vision)/zD9F91Je">contrast</a> and <a href="/facts/Motion_perception/kShuo6b8">motion</a>, control of <a href="/facts/Eye_movement_(sensory)/4a9mNbP5">eye movements</a>, detection of visual contours, and recognition of <a href="/facts/Face/FP7scsQP">faces</a> or <a href="/facts/Facial_expressions/polSzUsf">facial expressions</a>. The specificity of many <a href="/facts/Visual_processing/pJk4Xzvg">visual processing</a> abnormalities in schizophrenia is still an area of active debate within the scientific community. </p>