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ArticleSchizophrenia bulletin2012

Neurophysiological correlates of impaired facial affect recognition in individuals at risk for schizophrenia.

Wolfgang Wölwer, Jürgen Brinkmeyer, Sanna Stroth, Marcus Streit, Andreas Bechdolf, Stephan Ruhrmann, Michael Wagner, Wolfgang Gaebel

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Article in Schizophrenia bulletin, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wolfgang WölwerDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. woelwer@uni-duesseldorf.de
Jürgen Brinkmeyer
Sanna Stroth
Marcus Streit
Andreas Bechdolf
Stephan Ruhrmann
Michael Wagner
Wolfgang Gaebel
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEUniversity of Cologne · DEUniversity of Bonn · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImpairments in facial affect recognition are well documented in individuals suffering from schizophrenia. The aim of the present study was to characterize potential impairments in affect recognition and their electrophysiological correlates in at-risk individuals. Such characterization should add to the question whether the neural processes underlying facial affect recognition deficits might be part of a basic neural dysfunction reflecting a vulnerability factor of schizophrenia.

methodsTo test facial affect recognition, a digitized series of pictures of facial affect, previously used in related studies, was presented to 37 at-risk individuals and 32 healthy controls. Simultaneously, event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded to investigate electrophysiological activity during the task.

resultsAt-risk individuals showed significant impairments in facial affect recognition and reduced amplitudes in the ERP components P100, N170, and N250. Furthermore, prodromal signs in these individuals were associated with a poorer task performance and a diminished N250 amplitude.

conclusionsThe findings suggest that impairments in facial affect recognition precede the onset of the initial psychotic episode. The impairments are associated with neurophysiological abnormalities similar to those observed in manifest schizophrenia and therefore may serve as indicators of vulnerability for developing schizophrenia.

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ElectroencephalographyFacial ExpressionSignal Processing, Computer-AssistedAdolescentAdultAffectEarly DiagnosisEvoked PotentialsFemaleFrontal LobeGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMalePattern Recognition, VisualRecognition, PsychologyRisk Factors

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PMID21402721
PMCPMC3446235
OpenAlexW2106805077

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