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Editorial

Even small grasses are smiling slightly (Chinees opschrift op grasperk)

ISSUE 2002/11
29 december 2003
Paul Hodiamont, B. Sabbe
Editorial

Sadder and wiser

ISSUE 2002/11
3 februari 2004
R.J. van den Bosch
Review article

Animal models for the cognitive disturbances in schizophrenia

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
B.A. Ellenbroek, A.R. Cools

summary In spite of significant improvements in imaging technique, investigating the cognitive disturbances in schizophrenia has proven very difficult. Animal research can be a useful tool in this respect, since these disturbances can be investiga...

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Short report

The contribution of functional magnetic resonance imaging to insights into schizophrenia

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
N.F. Ramsey

summary The development of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has given a new impulse to human neuroscience research. Cognitive functions are rapidly mapped onto brain structures, and hypotheses about the functions of structures are test...

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Short report

Memory disorders in schizophrenia

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
J. Peuskens, M. De Hert, F. Janssen, J. Hulselmans, M. D'Haenens, B. Sabbe

summary Memory deficits in schizophrenia are important and probably relatively more pronounced than other neurocognitive deficits. They seem to be a central characteristic of the schizophrenic syndrome and seem to be related to structural and func...

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Short report

Planning disorders in schizophrenia

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
W. Hulstijn, B.J.M. Jogems-Kosterman, J.J.M. van Hoof, B. Sabbe

summary Many patients with schizophrenia exhibit behavior that might be caused by a deficit in their planning of daily activities. The nature of this disorder was investigated by cognitive neuropsychological research methods, in which simple figur...

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Review article

Recognition of emotions and cross-modality in schizophrenia

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
J.J. de Jong, B. de Gelder, Paul Hodiamont

summary This article presents scientific backgrounds, aims and relevance of the current scientific work of the authors to recognition of emotions and crossmodality in schizophrenia. After a brief presentation of the importance of cognitive dysfunc...

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Review article

Hallucinations: a cognitive neuropsychiatric approach

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
A. Aleman

summary This paper provides a review of recent research into the cognitive basis of hallucinations in schizophrenia. Two approaches are distinguished, implying a central role of top-down perceptual information processing and metacognitive control ...

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Short report

Cognition, subjective experience, dopamine and antipsychotic medication

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
L. de Haan

summary Schizophrenia can be characterised as a disorder with disinhibition of feeling of significance on the one hand, and diminished feeling of significance and intentionality on the other. These problems are associated with disturbances in the ...

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Short report

The screening list of Subjective Experiences of Cognitive Changes (sec)

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
C.M.J. van Straten

summary Specific cognitive changes elicit before psychosis. As soon as they cause complaints they can be considered as risk symptoms. These cognitive changes can be assessed reliably by means of a diagnostic interview. If this specialistic assessm...

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New research

The influence of cognitive deficits on the social outcome of schizophrenia

ISSUE 2002/11
29 januari 2004
M. van der Gaag, J. van Os

background Cognitive deficits are quite characteristic in people with schizophrenia. Despite improved symptomatic treatments, the outcome in schizophrenia has not improved very much in the last century. Probably this is due to serious cognitive de...

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Letter to the editor

Reactie op 'Biologische psychiatrie'

ISSUE 2002/11
3 februari 2004
J.A.M. de Kroon