Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia involves a broad array of nonsocial and social
cognitive domains. It is a core feature of the illness, and one with substantial implications for …

Schizophrenia is a complex disorder that remains poorly understood, particularly at the
systems level. In this opinion article we argue that the explore/exploit trade-off concept …

Significance Spatial working memory (SWM) is essential for daily life and deficits in this
domain represent a common impairment across aging and several mental disorders …

While the exertion of mental effort improves performance on cognitive tasks, the neural
mechanisms by which motivational factors impact cognition remain unknown. Here, we used …

A number of tryptophan metabolites known to be neuroactive have been examined for their
potential associations with cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Among these metabolites …

Integrating motivational signals with cognition is critical for goal-directed activities. The
mechanisms that link neural changes with motivated working memory continue to be …

Rewards act as external motivators and can improve performance in various cognitive tasks.
However, previous research demonstrated mixed findings regarding the effect of reward on …

A Paradigm Shift from DSM-5 to Research Domain Criteria: Application to Translational CNS
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Using event-related potentials (ERPs), this study examined the impact of reward
expectations on working memory of emotional faces under different levels of cognitive load …

Although it has been suggested that reward expectation affects the performance of spatial
working memory tasks, controversial results have been found in previous experiments …