Social cognition and face processing in schizophrenia.
Summary Studies of face processing have begun to elucidate the brain regions involved in social cognition, which include frontal and temporal regions known to be reduced in volume in schizophrenia. In this case-control study participants with schizophrenia (n=20) showed marked deficits in their ability to interpret social cues from faces, and those experiencing positive symptoms were impaired in recognising even basic facial emotions.
Hall
Jeremy
J
Psychiatry Department, Lynebank Hospital, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline, Fife, UK.
Harris
Jonathan M
JM
Sprengelmeyer
Reiner
R
Sprengelmeyer
Anke
A
Young
Andrew W
AW
Santos
Isabel M
IM
Johnstone
Eve C
EC
Lawrie
Stephen M
SM
D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D003463:Cues; D004644:Emotions; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology