Encephale
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This article is a review of studies using the semantic priming paradigm to assess the functioning of semantic memory in schizophrenic patients. ⋯ These abnormal semantic priming effects could reflect a dysfunction of automatic spreading activation process and consequently an exaggerated diffusion of activation in the semantic network. In the future, the inclusion of different groups schizophrenic subjects could allow us to determine whether semantic memory disorders are pathognomonic or specific of a particular group of patients with schizophrenia.