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Innovative methods for improving cognition, motivation and wellbeing in schizophrenia.

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Peer-reviewed

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Authors

Sahakian, Barbara J 
Savulich, George 

Abstract

Neuropsychiatric disorders involve impairment of cognition, motivation and their interaction1. Cognitive manifestations include attentional biases, aberrant learning, dysfunctional reward, and lack of top-down cognitive control by the prefrontal cortex. These cognitive manifestations are both “cold” or non-emotional and “hot” or social and emotional2. From a neurobiological perspective, these relate to two partially segregated loops: the “cold” loop including the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex and the “hot” affective loop including the orbitofrontal cortex and the ventral striatum, with strong connections to the “emotional brain” including the amygdala2.

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Keywords

4203 Health Services and Systems, 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 3202 Clinical Sciences, 42 Health Sciences

Journal Title

World Psychiatry

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Journal ISSN

1723-8617
2051-5545

Volume Title

18

Publisher

Wiley
Sponsorship
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (Mental Health Theme)