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Recent papers (click journal name for PDF version of the paper)

 

Laws KR, Crawford JR, Gnoato F and Sartori G (2007). A predominance of category deficits for living things in Alzheimer's disease and Lewy Body Dementia. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society.

 

Moreno-Martinez  J & Laws KR (2007). An attenuation of the 'normal' category effect in patients with Alzheimer's disease: A review and bootstrap analysis. Brain and Cognition

 

Laws KR & Hunter Z (2006 in press) The impact of colour, spatial resolution and presentation speed on

category naming Brain & Cognition

 

Laws KR, Leeson VC and McKenna PJ. Domain-specific deficits in patients with schizophrenia.

Cognitive Neuropsychiatry (in press)

 

Tyson, P.J., Laws, K.R., Flowers, K.A., Tyson A, & Mortimer AM (in press, 2006) Cognitive function and social

abilities in patients with schizophrenia: relationship with atypical antipsychotics Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

 

Leeson VC, McKenna PJ and Laws KR. (2006). Formal thought disorder is characterised by impaired lexical access. Schizophrenia Research, 88, 161-168

 

Gale TM & Laws KR (in press, 2006) Category-specificity can emerge from bottom-up visual characteristics:

evidence from a modular neural network Brain & Cognition

 

Crawford JR, Garthwaite PH, Azzalini A, Howell D & Laws KR. (2006). Testing for a deficit in single-case studies:

Effects of departures from normality. Neuropsychologia, 44, 666-677

 

Gale TM, Laws KR & Foley K. (2006). Crowded and sparse domains in object recognition: consequences for

categorisation and naming. Brain & Cognition

 

Laws KR, and Sartori G. (2005). Category deficits and paradoxical dissociations in Alzheimer's disease and

Herpes Simplex Encephalitis. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17, 1453-1459

 

Kondel TK, Hirsch SR, and Laws KR. Name relearning in elderly patients with schizophrenia: episodic and temporary,

not semantic and permanent. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry (in press)

 

Tyson PJ, Laws KR, Roberts KH and Mortimer AM. (2005). A Longitudinal Analysis of Memory in patients

with Schizophrenia. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 27, 718-734

 

Leeson VC, Simpson, A., McKenna PJ and Laws KR. (2005). Executive inhibition and semantic association

in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 74, 61-67

 

Tyson PJ, Laws KR, Roberts KH and Mortimer AM. (2004). Stability of set-shifting and planning abilities in patients with

schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research, 129, 229-239

 

Hill K, Mann L, Laws KR, Stephenson CME, Nimmo-Smith I and McKenna PJ. (2004). Hyperfrontality in Schizophrenia.

A meta-analysis of functional imaging studies. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 110, 243-256

 

Laws KR. Categories, Controls and Ceilings. Cortex, (in press)

 

Leeson VC, McKenna PJ and Laws KR. (2005). Storage and Access procedures in Schizophrenia: Evidence for a

Two Phase Model of Lexical Impairment. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 27, 700-710

 

Laws KR. (2005). Illusions of Normality: A Methodological Critique of Category-Specific Naming. Cortex, 41, 842-851

[Lead article with peer commentaries]

 

Gale TM, Davey N, Laws KR, Loomes, M and Frank RJ. Self-Organising Map Representations of Greyscale Images

reflect Human Similarity Judgements. In: R Yager and V Sgurev (Eds), Proc IEEE Conference on Intelligent Systems

(IS04), Vol 1, ISBN 0780382781, 66-70.

 

Leeson VC, McKenna PJ, Murray G, Kondel TK and Laws KR. What Happens to Semantic Memory when

Formal Thought Disorder Remits? Revisiting a Case Study. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry (in press)

 

Dickins T and Laws KR. (Eds.) Cognitive Science: the State of the Art.

History and Philosophy of Psychology: Special Edition (2004)

 

Laws KR. Strange and neglected domains in category specificity: the 'normal' and the 'nonliving'.

History and Philosophy of Psychology, 6, 19-34, 2004

 

Laws KR. Gender differences in lexical size across categories. Personality and Individual Differences,

36, 23-32, 2004

 

Laws KR. A non-specific non-module. Connexions, 6.  http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/connex/Issue_6_Cover.htm

 

Al-Uzri M, Laws KR and Mortimer AM. An early marker for semantic memory impairment in patients with

schizophrenia. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 9, 267-279 (2004)

 

Gale TM, Laws KR, Frank RJ and Leeson VC. Basic-level visual similarity and category-specificity.

Brain and Cognition, 53, 229-231, 2003

 

 

Laws KR Gale TM, Leeson VC and Crawford J. When is category specific in Alzheimer's disease? Cortex (in press)

 

Kondel TK, Mortimer AM, Leeson VC, Laws KR and Hirsch SR. Intellectual Differences Between Schizophrenic Patients

and Normal Controls Across the Adult Lifespan. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology,

25, 1045-1056, 2003

 

Laws KR, Gale TM Leeson VC, and Davey N. The influence of surface and edge-based visual similarity

on object recognition. Brain and Cognition, 53, 232-234, 2003

 

Laws KR, Leeson VC and Gale TM. Contradictory and inflated category naming deficits in Alzheimer's disease.

Brain and Cognition, 53, 416-418, 2003

 

Laws KR, Leeson VC and Gale TM. A domain-specific deficit for foodstuffs in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 8: 956-957, 2002

 

Laws KR and Gale TM. Why are our similarities so different? Cortex, 38, 643-650, 2002

 

Gabrovska V, Laws KR, Sinclair J and McKenna PJ. Evidence for an Associative Visual Agnosia in Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia Research 59, 277-286, 2002

 

Laws KR, Leeson VC and Gale TM. The effect of masking on picture naming. Cortex 38: 137-147, 2002

 

Laws, KR., Gale TM Frank R, and Davey N. Visual Similarity is greater for nonliving than living things: the importance

of musical instruments and body-parts. Brain and Cognition, 48, 421-424, 2002

 

Laws KR and Gale TM. Category-specific naming and the 'visual' characteristics of line-drawn stimuli.

Cortex, 38, 7-21, 2002 [Lead article with peer commentary by Professor G Humphreys and Professor J Riddoch]

 

Laws KR. Category-specificity and imagery vividness in different modalities. Brain and Cognition, 48, 418-420, 2002

 

Laws, KR. What is structural similarity and is it greater in living things? Behavioural and Brain Sciences,

24, 486-487, 2001

 

Turnbull OH, and Laws KR. Loss of Stored Object Structure Knowledge: Implications for Category-Specific Disorders.

Cognitive Neuropsychology, 17, 365-389, 2000

 

Laws KR. Category-specific naming errors in normal subjects: the Role of Evolution and Experience.

Brain and Language, 75, 123-133, 2000

 

Laws KR, Al-Uzri M and Mortimer AM. Lexical Degradation in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research,

 45, 123-131, 2000

 

Laws KR and Neve C. A 'Normal' Advantage for Naming Living Things. Neuropsychologia, 37, 1263-1269 1999

 

Laws KR. A Meta-Analytic Review of Wisconsin Card Sorting Studies in Schizophrenia: a General Intellectual

Deficit in Disguise? Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 4, 1-35. 1999. [Lead Article with peer commentaries by

Professor C Frith and Professor T Goldberg]

 

Laws KR. Gender Affects Naming Latencies for Naming Living and Nonliving Things. Cortex, 35, 729-733, 1999

 

Laws KR, Kondel TK and PJ McKenna. Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders in Schizophrenic

Thought Disorder: Impaired Semantic Access and Monitoring. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 4, 89-106, 1999

 

Laws KR. A Leopard never changes its Spots. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 15, 467-479, 1998

 

Laws KR, McKenna PJ, and Kondel TK. On the Distinction between Access and Store Disorders in Schizophrenia:

A Question of Deficit Severity? Neuropsychologia, 36, 313-321. 1998

 

Laws KR, and Kondel TK. Variability of Cognitive Deterioration in Schizophrenia. British Journal of Psychiatry,

172, 187-188. 1998

 

Laws KR and McKenna PJ. Psychotic Symptoms and Cognitive Deficits: What Relationship? Neurocase, 3, 41-49, 1997

 

Laws KR, McKenna PJ, and McCarthy RA. Reconsidering the Gospel According to Group Studies:

A Neuropsychological Case Study Approach to Schizophrenia. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 1, 319-343, 1996

 

Laws KR, Evans JJ, Hodges JR, and McCarthy RA. Naming without Knowing and Appearance without Associations:

Evidence for Constructive Processes in Semantic Memory? Memory, 3, 409-433, 1995

 

Laws KR, Humber S, Ramsey D, and McCarthy RA. Probing Sensory and Associative Semantics for

Animals and Objects in Normal Subjects. Memory, 3, 397-408, 1995

 

Turnbull OH, Laws KR, and McCarthy RA. Object Recognition without Knowledge of Object Orientation. Cortex,

31, 387-395, 1995

 

Laws KR, McKenna PJ, and McCarthy RA. Delusions about People. Neurocase, 1, 349-362, 1995

 

 

Book chapters

 

McKenna PJ, McKay AP, and Laws KR. Memory in Functional Psychosis. In Memory Disorders in

Clinical Practice (Eds. GE Berrios and JR Hodges). Cambridge University Press. 2000

 

McKenna PJ and Laws KR. Schizophrenic Amnesia. In Case Studies in Amnesia (Ed. A. Parkin).

Psychology Press. 1998

 

McKay AP, McKenna PJ, and Laws KR. Severe Schizophrenia: What's it like? In Method in Madness

(Eds. P.Halligan & J.Marshall). Psychology Press. 1996

 

Laws KR, Evans JJ, Hodges JR, and McCarthy RA. Evidence for Constructive Processes in Semantic Memory?

In Semantic Knowledge and Semantic Representations (Ed. RA McCarthy), Psychology Press. 1995

 

Laws KR, Humber S, Ramsey D, and McCarthy RA. Probing Sensory and Associative Semantics for Animals

and Objects in Normal Subjects. In Semantic Knowledge and Semantic Representations (Ed. RA McCarthy),

Psychology Press.1995

 

 

Recent Published Abstracts and Proceedings

Laws, K.R. and Akhtar, S. Naming feature centrality: an advantage for living things. Brain and Cognition (in press)

Elua, I., Laws, K.R. and Kvavilashvili, L. The relation of thought control strategies and thought suppression.

Schizophrenia Research, 2002

 

Leeson, V.C., Laws, K.R., and McKenna, P.J. Access and store characteristics of semantic memory

deficits across illness duration in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 2002

 

Laws, K.R. Gender differences in semantic fluency: implications for category-specificity.

Brain and Cognition, 48, 250-251, 2002

 

Elua, I., Laws, K.R. and Kvavilashvili, L. Suppressing “unwanted” thoughts enhances preoccupation

with bodily symptoms in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 49, 133, 2002

 

Hill, K.E., Mann, L., Laws, K.R., McKenna, P.J. Hypofrontality in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis of

resting and activation studies. Schizophrenia Research, 53, 112, 2002

 

Kondel, T.K., Hirsch, S.R., Leeson, V.C., Laws, K.R. Severe anomia in elderly schizophrenics:

Does retraining improve naming? Schizophrenia Research, 53, 150, 2002

 

Kondel, T.K., Leeson, V.C., Gale, T.M., Hawley, C., Hirsch, S.R., and Laws, K.R. Severe anomia in

elderly schizophrenia and dementia: evidence for category-specific deficits? Brain and Cognition, 48, 249-250, 2000

 

Ouriache, S., Done, D.J., Harrison-Reid, P., and Laws, K.R. An evaluation of the  relationship between

executive dysfunction and rehabilitation status in patients   with deficit state schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research,

49, 117, 2002

 

Schoeman, J., Chua, S., Laws, K.R. and McKenna, P.J. Brain structure in schizophrenia - a meta-analysis of

well-matched volumetric MRI studies. Schizophrenia Research, 2002

 

Kondel, T.K., Hirsch, S.R., and Laws, K.R. Severe anomia in elderly chronic schizophrenics:

a failure to relearn everyday names. Schizophrenia Research, 49, 111-112, 2002

 

Laws, K.R. A Nonliving Thing Naming Difficulty In Normal Subjects: A Domain-Specific Evolutionary Explanation.

Journal of the International  Neuropsychological Society, 6, 400, 2000

 

Laws, K.R. Frontal Lobe Volume in Schizophrenia: a Meta-Analytic Review of MRI  studies.

Schizophrenia Research, 41, 118, 2000

 

Laws, K.R. Gender differences in the category-specific naming performance of normal subjects: implications for familiarity.

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6, 400, 2000

 

Al Uzri, M., Laws, K.R. and Mortimer, A.M. Semantic Memory Impairment in Young Acute Schizophrenics.

Schizophrenia Research, 41, 285, 2000

 

Kondel, T.K., Hirsch, S., and Laws, K.R. Knowledge Degradation in Elderly   Schizophrenics.

Schizophrenia Research, 41, 294-295, 2000

 

Leeson, V., Hajilou, B., McKenna, P.J., and Laws, K.R. A Comparison of Semantic Knowledge Impairment

 in Schizophrenia and Dementia of Alzheimer’s Type.  Schizophrenia Research, 41, 282, 2000

 

Laws, K.R., Kondel, T.K., and McKenna, P.J. Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders in Schizophrenic

Thought Disorder. Schizophrenia Research, 36, 141-142. 1999

 

Laws, K.R., Al Uzri, M., and Mortimer, A. A Longitudinal Analysis of Naming Deficits in Schizophrenia:

Evidence for Deterioration. Schizophrenia Research 36, 141, 1999

 

David, R., Kondel, T.K., and Laws, K.R. An Association between Dyslexia and Schizotypal Personality.

Schizophrenia Research, 36, 128-129. 1999

 

Sinclair, J., Laws, K.R., and McKenna, P.J. Thought Suppression as a Form of Cognitive Therapy in Deluded

and Non-Deluded Schizophrenics.   Schizophrenia Research, 36, 184. 1999

 

Laws, K.R., McKenna, P.J., and Kondel, T.K.  Access and Store Memory Deficits in Schizophrenia Reflect

Deficit Severity. Schizophrenia Research, 29, 47-48. 1998

 

Kondel, T.K., Laws, K.R., and McKenna, P.J.  The Role of Executive Function for Intention Formation in Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia Research, 29, 44. 1998

 

Kondel, T.K, Laws, K.R., and McKenna, P.J. Incentive Improves Recall, but not Recognition Performance in Schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia Research, 29, 47. 1998

 

Gabrovska, V., Laws, K.R., and McKenna, P.J. Visual Object Perception in Schizophrenia: Further Evidence for a

Selective Impairment of Semantic Memory. Schizophrenia Research, 24, 103. 1997

 

Gabrovska, V., Laws, K.R., and McKenna, P.J. Visual Object Recognition in Schizophrenia: Evidence for

A Semantic Memory Deficit. European Psychiatry, 11, 278s. 1996