Background: Social dysfunction is a hallmark characteristic of schizophrenia. Part of it may
stem from an inability to efficiently encode social information into memory and retrieve it …

Introduction Patients with schizophrenia exhibit several cognitive deficits, including memory
impairment. Problems with recognition memory can hinder socially adaptive behavior …

Social cognition is impaired in schizophrenia but it is not clear whether this is specific for the
illness and whether emotion perception is selectively affected. To study this we examined …

Impaired social cognition is a frequently observed and disabling characteristic of
schizophrenia. An important aspect of social cognition involves making social decisions …

Individuals with schizophrenia evidence deficits in social functioning such as difficulties in
communication, maintaining employment, and functioning as a member of the community …

In this chapter, we provide an overview of social cognition in schizophrenia. Unlike
nonsocial cognition (or neurocognition), which has enjoyed a long history of investigation in …

The topic of social cognition has attracted considerable interest in schizophrenia over the
last several years. This construct generally refers to the detection, processing, and utilization …

Neuroimaging studies have revealed brain regions involved in social cognition, which
reportedly show functional alterations in schizophrenia. However, the social neural network …

Objective: Difficulty with social interactions is a characteristic of schizophrenia. The authors
used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate brain activation changes …

Social cognition in schizophrenia is a rapidly emerging area of study. Because the number
and diversity of studies in this area have increased, efforts have been made to better define …