To stimulate the development of new drugs for the cognitive deficits of schizophrenia, the
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) established the Measurement and Treatment …

Schizophrenia is commonly considered a neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated
with significant morbidity; however, unlike other neurodevelopmental disorders, the …

Until recently, the dominant view was that schizophrenia patients have limited, if any,
neuropsychological impairments, and those that are observed are only secondary to the …

The search is on for meaningful psychopharmacological and cognitive/behavioral
interventions for neurocognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Findings in this area are emerging …

Abstract Schizophrenia Research: Cognition will serve an important function–a place where
interests converge and investigators can learn about the recent developments in this area …

Approaches to cognitive remediation have differed across studies. Most of the larger studies
have concentrated on group treatments designed without the benefit of recent laboratory …

Objective: It has been proposed that alterations in theory of mind underlie specific symptoms
of psychosis. The present study examined whether alterations in theory of mind reflect a trait …

Abstract The serotonin-2A receptor (5-HT 2A R) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
schizophrenia and related inhibitory gating and behavioral inhibition deficits of …

Could CRT provide the first structured method of alleviating cognitive deficits associated with
schizophrenia? Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Schizophrenia describes the …

BACKGROUND: Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is the normal suppression of the startle reflex
when an intense startling stimulus is preceded by a barely detectable prepulse. Habituation …