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Review
. 2016 Jul-Sep;7(3):412-8.
doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.176185.

Current understandings about cognition and the neurobiological correlates in schizophrenia

Sujita Kumar Kar  1 , Meha Jain  2
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Review

Current understandings about cognition and the neurobiological correlates in schizophrenia

Sujita Kumar Kar et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2016 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder. Cognitive deficits are one of the core features of schizophrenia. Multiple domains of cognition (executive function, attention/vigilance, working memory, verbal fluency, visuospatial skills, processing speed, and social cognition) are affected in patients with schizophrenia. Deficits in cognition led to impairment in the real world functioning. Identifying the cognitive deficits and early intervention is required for better functional outcome. This review focuses on conceptual understanding of cognition with its neurobiological correlates in schizophrenia and its different clinical implications.

Keywords: Cognition; cognitive deficits; neurobiological correlates; schizophrenia.

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Major domains of cognition
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