Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia involves a broad array of nonsocial and social
cognitive domains. It is a core feature of the illness, and one with substantial implications for …

The primary objective of this review article is to summarize how the neuroscience of brain
plasticity, exploiting new findings in fundamental, integrative and cognitive neuroscience, is …

The current management of patients with primary psychosis worldwide is often remarkably
stereotyped. In almost all cases an antipsychotic medication is prescribed, with second …

Efforts to develop psychosocial interventions that specifically target social cognition in
schizophrenia spectrum disorders began nearly two decades ago. The field has matured …

Social cognition is widely regarded as an essential skill with which to understand the social
world. Despite this, the role that social cognition plays in outcome, and whether deficits are …

Social cognition has become a topic of widespread interest in experimental and treatment
research in schizophrenia over the past 15 years. This explosion of interest largely reflects …

Cognitive training (CT) and aerobic exercise have separately shown promise for improving
cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Aerobic exercise releases brain-derived neurotrophic …

Social cognition (SC), the mental operations underlying social functioning, are impaired in
schizophrenia. Their direct link to functional outcome and illness status have made them an …

Schizophrenia is well known for its positive and negative symptoms that form the definitional
core of the disorder. However, the cognitive deficits also present have emerged as an area …

Social cognition is the mental process which underpins social interactions. Increasingly, it
has been recognized to be impaired in people with schizophrenia, resulting in functional …