2016
Cognitive remediation for adults with schizophrenia: Does age matter?
Corbera S, Wexler BE, Poltorak A, Thime WR, Kurtz MM. Cognitive remediation for adults with schizophrenia: Does age matter? Psychiatry Research 2016, 247: 21-27. PMID: 27863314, PMCID: PMC5248553, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.10.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediationSubstantial individual differencesEarly chronic groupsOlder client populationNovel behavioral interventionSubsample of clientsRole of ageMemory measuresIndividual differencesStrategy acquisitionCognitive outcomesCognitive deficitsTask practiceRandomized control trialBehavioral interventionsTrend levelEmpirical supportSchizophreniaTreatment responseAge matterClient populationEarly-stage groupAge rangeGreater improvementAdults
2011
Successful computer-based visual training specifically predicts visual memory enhancement over verbal memory improvement in schizophrenia
Surti TS, Corbera S, Bell MD, Wexler BE. Successful computer-based visual training specifically predicts visual memory enhancement over verbal memory improvement in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2011, 132: 131-134. PMID: 21795025, PMCID: PMC3195942, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.06.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive remediationCognitive control trainingEarly visual processingVerbal memory improvementVerbal learningAuditory learningVisual learningCognitive gainsVisual processingMemory enhancementVisual trainingCognitive outcomesMemory improvementControl trainingNeuropsychological testingVisual informationMultiple modalitiesTraining exercisesLearningInformation manipulationTrainingSchizophreniaGeneralizesTaskParticipants