Social cognition is a complex process that requires the integration of a wide variety of behaviors, including salience, reward-seeking, motivation, knowledge of self and others, and flexibly adjusting behavior in social groups. Not surprisingly, social cognition represents a sensitive domain commonly disrupted in the pathology of a variety of psychiatric disorders including Autism Spectrum Diso...

chronic pain is a prevalent and debilitating condition, conveying immense human burden. suffering from chronic pain is not only caused by painful symptomatology, but also through a wide range of psychopathological and physical consequences, including depression and anxiety disorders, impaired sleep and cognition, cardiovascular morbidity and impaired sexual function, all contributing to diminis...

Computational models are useful tools for exploring the nature of human cognitive processes. In particular, connectionist models are providing researchers with new ways of thinking about the basic nature of cognition and its implementation in the brain. They support novel explanations of important aspects of perception, memory, language, thought and cognitive development, and allow cognitive pr...

Main results Interpersonal difficulties and emotional problems during childhood were more likely among adults with general psychiatric disorders. Additional neuromotor, language and cognitive impairments were present only in children later diagnosed with schizophreniform disorder. Persistent developmental impairment also predicted self reported psychotic symptoms at 11 years, independent of soc...

Tardive dyskinesia may be associated with cognitive dysfunction. It is not clear whether this dysfunction occurs in the form of a global or specific cognitive deficit. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a well-defined catchment area (Curaçao, The Netherlands Antilles). All schizophrenic inpatients who had been taking neuroleptic medication for at least 3months and who were younger than 65...