title: Event-related potentials (ERPs) and hemodynamic (functional near-infrared spectroscopy, fNIRS) as measures of schizophrenia deficits in emotional behavior.
abstract: Recent research evidences supported the significant role of multimethodological neuroscientific approach for the diagnosis and the rehabilitative intervention in schizophrenia. Indeed both electrophysiological and neuroimaging measures in integration each other appear able to furnish a deep overview of the cognitive and affective behavior in schizophrenia patients (SPs). The aim of the present review is focused on the emotional dysfunctional response taking into account the multimeasures for emotional behavior, i.e., the event-related potentials (ERPs) and the hemodynamic profile functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). These measures may be considered as predictive measures of the SPs' deficits in emotional behavior. The integration between ERP and fNIRS may support both the prefrontal cortical localization anomaly and the attentional bias toward some specific emotional conditions (mainly negative).
authors.affiliation: Research Unit in Affective and Social Neuroscience, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Milan, Italy ; Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balconi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tirelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Milan, Italy ; Sapienza University of Rome Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frezza
keywords: ERPs; NIRS; emotion; integration; schizophrenia