The inferior longitudinal fasciculus (ILF) is a long-range, associative white matter pathway
that connects the occipital and temporal-occipital areas of the brain to the anterior temporal …

Schizophrenia and autism spectra disorders are currently conceptualized as distinct clinical
categories. However, the relationship between these two nosological entities has been …

Purpose: Young children with 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) often have impaired
language development and poor speech intelligibility. Here, we report a comprehensive …

Converging evidence suggests that psychosis emerges from the complex interaction of
genetic and environmental factors. Stressful life events (SLEs) play a prominent role in …

Rare neurodevelopmental syndromes often present social cognitive deficits that may
underlie difficulties in social interactions and increase the risk of psychosis or autism …

Although the clinical phenotypes of autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders are
considered distinct, there are substantial areas of overlap between both diagnoses. The two …

Bullying is an adverse childhood experience that is more common among youth with special
needs and is associated with increased psychopathology throughout the lifespan …

The eyes and the gaze are important stimuli for social interaction in humans. Impaired
recognition of facial identity, facial emotions, and inference of the intentions of others may …

Background Executive functioning (EF) is an umbrella term for various cognitive functions
that play a role in monitoring and planning to effectuate goal-directed behavior. The 22q11 …

Social cognition refers to the psychological processes involved in the perception, encoding,
storage, retrieval, and regulation of information about others and ourselves. This process is …