Several studies have indicated that schizophrenic patients show impaired performance in
various aspects of social cognition, including theory of mind, emotion processing, and …

Patients with schizophrenia not only suffer from prototypical psychotic symptoms such as
delusions and hallucinations and from cognitive deficits, but also from tremendous deficits in …

Background. A better understanding of the neural basis of social cognition including
mindreading (or theory of mind) and empathy might help to explain some deficits in social …

Impaired social cognition in schizophrenia is considered as the core contributor in the poor
psychosocial functioning of schizophrenic patients. In this study, in order to better …

The study of social cognition in psychiatric disorders has become increasingly popular in
recent years. This is due to the its proposed link to social functioning and the inability of …

BackgroundSchizophrenia out-patients have deficits in affective theory of mind (ToM) but
also on more basal levels of social cognition, such as the processing of neutral and …

BACKGROUND: Patients affected by schizophrenia show deficits in social cognition, with
abnormal performance on tasks targeting theory of mind (ToM) and empathy (Emp). Brain …

Objectives: Patients with schizophrenia have difficulties processing the emotional and
cognitive states of others. Neuroimaging studies show inconsistent findings. Methods: We …

Social cognition in schizophrenia is a rapidly emerging area of study. Because the number
and diversity of studies in this area have increased, efforts have been made to better define …

The topic of social cognition has attracted considerable interest in schizophrenia over the
last several years. This construct generally refers to the detection, processing, and utilization …