Neural disruption to theory of mind predicts daily social functioning in individuals at familial high-risk for schizophrenia

Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1914-1925

  Dodell Feder, David ^a   Delisi, Lynn E ^b,c   Hooker, Christine I ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Familial high risk; FMRI; Schizophrenia; Social functioning; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; VASCULARIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JUDGMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928658431     PISSN: 17495016     EISSN: 17495024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst186     Document Type: Article

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