Human ratings of conceptual disorganization, poverty of content, referential cohesion and
illogical thinking have been shown to predict psychosis onset in prospective clinical high risk …

Motor abnormalities comprise several clinical signs intrinsic to psychosis. Critically, these
features are of prognostic value in individuals at-risk for psychosis, and for those in early …

Abstract concepts are often embodied through metaphor. For example, we talk about moving
through time in metaphorical terms, as if we were moving through space, allowing us to'look …

Background: Nonverbal communication is a critical feature of successful social interaction
and interpersonal rapport. Social exclusion is a feature of schizophrenia. This experimental …

Introduction: There is an emerging consensus that neurological soft signs (NSS) may not be
“soft” at all but rather may reflect neuropathy, particularly in the cerebellum and thalamus …

Schizophrenia patients are severely impaired in nonverbal communication, including social
perception and gesture production. However, the impact of nonverbal social perception on …

The functional outcome of schizophrenia is heterogeneous and markers of the course are
missing. Functional outcome is associated with social cognition and negative symptoms …

Social interaction is impaired in schizophrenia, including the use of hand gestures, which is
linked to poor social perception and outcome. Brain imaging suggests reduced neural …

INTRODUCTION: In the past decade, the use of the Internet as a forum for communication
has exponentially increased, and research indicates that excessive use is associated with …

Aberrant performance of skilled action has long been noted in schizophrenia and relatedly,
recent reports have demonstrated impaired use, performance, and perception of hand …