2012
Neural activity during emotion recognition after combined cognitive plus social cognitive training in schizophrenia
Hooker C, Bruce L, Fisher M, Verosky S, Miyakawa A, Vinogradov S. Neural activity during emotion recognition after combined cognitive plus social cognitive training in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2012, 139: 53-59. PMID: 22695257, PMCID: PMC4346150, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2012.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial cognition trainingAuditory-based cognitive trainingSocial cognitive trainingCognitive remediation trainingEmotion recognitionCognitive trainingCognition trainingRemediation trainingSocial cognitionEmotion processingNeural mechanismsBehavioral improvementComputer gamesSocial cognition skillsSocial cognitive deficitsFacial emotion recognitionIntervention-related improvementsStandard behavioral assessmentsCognition skillsPost-intervention increaseFMRI taskNegative emotionsGeneral cognitionRemediation interventionsFMRI results
2011
Social anhedonia is associated with neural abnormalities during face emotion processing
Germine L, Garrido L, Bruce L, Hooker C. Social anhedonia is associated with neural abnormalities during face emotion processing. NeuroImage 2011, 58: 935-945. PMID: 21763435, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace emotion processingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSocial anhedoniaEmotion processingEmotion discriminationNeural mechanismsSocial affiliationRostral medial prefrontal cortexLess neural activityRight superior temporal gyrusFace emotion recognitionEmotion recognition deficitsGroup × condition interactionEmotion processing regionsSuperior temporal gyrusPoor social outcomesMedial prefrontal cortexSocial cognitionRecognition deficitsEmotion recognitionNeural basisIndividual differencesSocial motivationProcessing regionsInterpersonal interactions