title: Social cognition in schizophrenia.
abstract: 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 terms and provide organizing frameworks. A key challenge confronting the study of social cognition in schizophrenia is building bridges between clinical scientists and social neuroscientists. The articles in this theme summarize data-based studies that have attempted to build or strengthen such bridges to better understand the neural bases of social cognitive impairment in schizophrenia.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, 300 Medical Plaza, Room 2263, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6968, USA. mgreen@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: David I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Leitman
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012938:Social Perception; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology