- Barbara Cornblatt established impaired vigilance as a heritable risk factor and predictor of psychosis.
- She co-created the gold-standard Continuous Performance Test-Identical Pairs, shaping objective measurement of attention in psychosis research.
- Her work influenced subsequent advances and guides emerging methods aiming to transform attention research in psychosis.
Schizophr Bull. 2026 Jul 3;52(4):sbag007. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbag007.
ABSTRACT
In this review, we highlight Barbara Cornblatt’s transformative contributions to the study and understanding of attention in psychosis. We begin by summarizing Cornblatt’s work on attention starting in the late 1970s, including her work showing that impaired vigilance is a heritable risk factor and predictor of psychosis, and her key role in the creation of the gold-standard Continuous Performance Test-Identical Pairs. We then summarize major developments in the understanding of attention in psychosis since that time, all of which have been influenced by the work and insights of Cornblatt. Finally, we describe recent research in this area and discuss ways that emerging ideas and methods could transform attention research going forward, building upon Cornblatt’s foundational work.
PMID:42580710 | DOI:10.1093/schbul/sbag007
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