title: Contribution of specific cognitive dysfunction to people with schizotypal personality.
abstract: The current study aimed to determine whether there is a specific neurocognitive deficit in individuals with schizotypal personality features. One hundred and fifty-nine healthy participants and 62 schizotypal individuals completed a comprehensive battery of cognitive tests. The cognitive functions captured by the battery could be reduced to 6 factors. Significant difference was found between participants with schizotypal features and healthy controls in allocation, verbal memory and marginally in working memory. Schizotypal traits tended to correlate with some of the cognitive factors, especially allocation, verbal memory and working memory.
authors.affiliation: Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory; Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. rckchan@psych.ac.cn
authors.forename: Raymond C K
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Ya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Li-Ling
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yu-Na
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Qi-Yong
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Eric F C
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Cheung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology; D055815:Young Adult