2013
The influence of combined cognitive plus social-cognitive training on amygdala response during face emotion recognition in schizophrenia
Hooker C, Bruce L, Fisher M, Verosky S, Miyakawa A, D'Esposito M, Vinogradov S. The influence of combined cognitive plus social-cognitive training on amygdala response during face emotion recognition in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research 2013, 213: 99-107. PMID: 23746615, PMCID: PMC6999046, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmygdalaCognitive Behavioral TherapyEmotionsFacial ExpressionFemaleFunctional LateralityFunctional NeuroimagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedPrefrontal CortexPutamenSchizophreniaSchizophrenic PsychologySocial BehaviorSocial PerceptionTherapy, Computer-AssistedTreatment OutcomeVideo GamesConceptsSocial cognition trainingSocial cognitive trainingAuditory-based cognitive trainingNeural activity increasesEmotion recognitionBehavioral improvementFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) taskSocial cognition skillsSocial cognitive deficitsCognitive remediation studiesFace emotion recognitionFacial emotion recognitionRight medial prefrontal cortexComputer-based interventionsComputer gamesMedial prefrontal cortexEmotion perceptionCognitive trainingSocial cognitionAmygdala responseFMRI resultsSchizophrenia participantsBehavioral performanceBehavioral gainsNeural mechanisms
2011
Theory of Mind Skills Are Related to Gray Matter Volume in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Schizophrenia
Hooker C, Bruce L, Lincoln S, Fisher M, Vinogradov S. Theory of Mind Skills Are Related to Gray Matter Volume in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2011, 70: 1169-1178. PMID: 21917239, PMCID: PMC3432316, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.07.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentromedial prefrontal cortexGray matter volumeToM processingToM skillsSchizophrenia participantsMind skillsGlobal cognitionPrefrontal cortexHealthy participantsWorse ToM performanceGeneral cognitive deficitsStandardized neuropsychological measuresPoor social functioningMatter volumeToM performanceNeural basisNeuropsychological measuresVmPFC functionVoxel-based morphometrySocial functioningCognitive deficitsSocial outcomesBetween-group analysisBehavioral assessmentToM