Background The prefrontal deficits in psychiatric disorders have been investigated using
functional neuroimaging tools; however, no studies have tested the related characteristics …

Objective: Although deficits in cognitive control are thought to contribute to the diverse
cognitive and behavioral abnormalities in individuals with schizophrenia, the neural …

Background: Cognitive dysfunction is a common clinical feature of mental disorders. A
number of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) studies have shown reduced …

Family history (FH) is predictive of the development of major psychiatric disorders (PSY).
Familial psychiatric disorders are largely a consequence of genetic factors and typically …

BACKGROUND: The theory that prefrontal cortex (PFC) dysfunction in schizophrenia leads
to excess subcortical dopamine has generated widespread interest because it provides a …

Context Individuals experiencing prodromal symptoms of schizophrenia (ultra-high-risk
group) demonstrate impaired performance on tasks of executive function, attention, and …

Background Caudal regions of the prefrontal cortex, including the dorsolateral (DLPFC) and
ventrolateral (VLPFC) prefrontal cortex, are involved in essential cognitive functions such as …

Background: Schizophrenia, regarded as a neurodevelopmental disorder, is characterized
by positive symptoms, negative symptoms, and cognitive dysfunction. Investigating the …

Objective: Cognitive dysfunction is a core feature of schizophrenia, and persons at risk for
schizophrenia may show subtle deficits in attention and working memory. In this study, we …

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to characterize the association between
clinical symptoms and anatomical and functional cerebral deficits in a relatively large …