Social Perception as a Mediator of the Influence of Early Visual Processing on Functional Status in Schizophrenia

Sergi, Mark J.; Rassovsky, Yuri; Nuechterlein, Keith H.; Green, Michael F.

doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.163.3.448

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“…Using path analysis, Brekke et al (2005) found support for biosocial pathways to functional outcome, that is, the influence of neurocognition on functional outcome (work, social functioning, and independent living) was mostly indirect through emotion perception, social support, and social competence. Using structural equation modeling, Sergi et al (2006) showed that social perception was a mediator between neurocognition and social functioning, whereas Vauth et al (2004) found social perception to have a stronger influence on work-related skills than neurocognition had, but social perception could, to a large degree, be explained by neurocognition. Thus, there is growing evidence that social cognition is a mediator between neurocognition and functional outcome.…”

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“…Several recent studies have found social cognition to be involved in the relation between neurocognition and functional outcome (Addington et al, 2006a;Pinkham & Penn, 2006;Sergi et al, 2006). Although it could be hypothesized that the direction of the relation is uncertain, both theory and empirical data support a model where social cognition is the mediating variable between neurocognition and functional outcome.…”

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“…Although it could be hypothesized that the direction of the relation is uncertain, both theory and empirical data support a model where social cognition is the mediating variable between neurocognition and functional outcome. The recognition of emotional expressions in other people probably depends on neurocognitive abilities such as working memory, visual scanning, speech and face perception, and not the other way around (see for example, Sergi et al, 2006). The suggested model aims at investigating to what extent emotional processing and learning potential mediate input from cognitive modules.…”

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Emotion perception and learning potential: Mediators between neurocognition and social problem-solving in schizophrenia?

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Social cognition and learning potential have been proposed as mediating variables between neurocognition and functional outcome in schizophrenia. The present study examined this relation in a schizophrenia group (N 5 26) with normal IQ. Neurocognition was measured with a composite score from tests of verbal learning, psychomotor speed, and executive functioning. Functional outcome was defined as social problem-solving skills and assessed with a role-play test. Social cognition was indexed by tests of visual and auditory emotion perception; and learning potential by estimating a gain score using a triple administration of the WCST. Neurocognition was confirmed to be a strong predictor of social problem-solving, and emotion perception was related to both neurocognition and social problem-solving. When controlling for emotion perception, the association between neurocognition and social problem-solving was weakened, implying a mediating role of emotion perception. Learning potential was not significantly related to neurocognition or social problem-solving, and thus not found to mediate the studied relation. In conclusion, our study indicates that emotion perception is a mediator between neurocognition and functional outcome as assessed with a social problem-solving task and thus a key factor in understanding functional outcome of schizophrenia. (JINS, 2008, 14, 279-288.)

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Emotion perception and learning potential: Mediators between neurocognition and social problem-solving in schizophrenia?

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“…Indeed, evidence from clinical groups [e.g., TBI (Watts & Douglas, 2006), schizophrenia (Hooker & Park, 2002;Kee et al, 2003;Morrison & Bellack, 1981;Mueser et al, 1996;Sergi et al, 2006), autism (Boraston et al, 2007), and children with ADHD characteristics (Kats-Gold et al, 2007)] mirrors studies of normal adults in suggesting that those who are poor at reading affective information demonstrate low levels of social skills and0or social functioning. In the schizophrenia field, it has been shown that emotion perception ability is not only related to level of social functioning (Penn et al, 2001) but may adversely affect social functioning independently of both cognitive deficits and positive and negative symptoms of the disorder (Kohler et al, 2000).…”

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Emotion perception deficits following traumatic brain injury: A review of the evidence and rationale for intervention

Bornhofen

McDonald

2008

J Int Neuropsychol Soc

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While the cognitive disturbances that frequently follow severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are relatively well understood, the ways in which these affect the psychosocial functioning of people with TBI are yet to be determined and have thus received little attention in treatment research. Growing evidence indicates that a significant proportion of individuals with TBI demonstrate an inability to recognize affective information from the face, voice, bodily movement, and posture. Because accurate interpretation of emotion in others is critical for the successful negotiation of social interactions, effective treatments are necessary. Until recently, however, there have been no rehabilitation efforts in this area. The present review examines the literature on emotion perception deficits in TBI and presents a theoretical rationale for targeted intervention. Several lines of research relevant to the remediation of emotion perception in people with TBI are considered. These include work on emotion perception remediation with other cognitively impaired populations, current neuropsychological models of emotion perception and underlying neural systems, and recent conceptualizations of remediation processes. The article concludes with a discussion of the importance of carrying out efforts to improve emotion perception within a contextualized framework in which the day-to-day relevance of training is clear to all recipients. (JINS, 2008, 14, 511-525.)

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“…Moving out from neural circuits to everyday functioning, visual masking deficits have been linked to performance on a measure of social perception (i.e., ability to perceive a social context from brief vignettes, Sergi and Green, 2002) and have served as a key component of a model of community functioning (Sergi et al, 2006). Hence, improved understanding of visual masking deficits in schizophrenia may provide a useful lynchpin in mapping pathways from neural circuits to community functioning.…”

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Stability of visual masking performance in recent-onset schizophrenia: An 18-month longitudinal study

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Nuechterlein²,

Subotnik³

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Schizophrenia Research

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Visual masking deficit in schizophrenia has been suggested to be a potential vulnerability marker for schizophrenia. An important characteristic of a vulnerability marker is stability over time, but relatively little is known about the longitudinal course of masking performance of schizophrenia patients. In this study, we examined the stability of visual masking performance in recent-onset schizophrenia patients over an 18-month period. We administered both forward and backward masking trials with multiple stimulus onset asynchronies for four masking conditions at three time points (baseline, 6-month, and 18-month). Recent-onset schizophrenia patients showed stable masking performance for both forward and backward conditions over a period of 18 months. Furthermore, the stable performance was observed across all four masking conditions. The findings of this study provide further support for the view that visual masking deficits reflect a possible vulnerability marker for schizophrenia.

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Social Perception as a Mediator of the Influence of Early Visual Processing on Functional Status in Schizophrenia

Abstract: Social cognition appears to be a key determinant of functional status in schizophrenia. Using a very basic measure of visual perception, the present study found that social perception mediates the influence of early visual processing on functional status in schizophrenia.

Cited by 301 publications

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Emotion perception and learning potential: Mediators between neurocognition and social problem-solving in schizophrenia?

Emotion perception and learning potential: Mediators between neurocognition and social problem-solving in schizophrenia?

Emotion perception deficits following traumatic brain injury: A review of the evidence and rationale for intervention

Stability of visual masking performance in recent-onset schizophrenia: An 18-month longitudinal study

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