Working memory processing of facial images in schizophrenia: fMRI investigation |
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Authors: | Yoo Seung-Schik Choi Byung-Gil Juh Ra-Hyeong Park Joo-Mi Pae Chi-Un Kim Jung-Jin Lee Soo-Jung Lee Chul Paik In-Ho Lee Chang-Uk |
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Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02446, USA. |
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Abstract: | Impaired processing of facial information is one of the broad ranges of cognitive deficits seen in patients with schizophrenia. This study aimed to elucidate the differences in brain activities involved in the process of facial working memory (images of neutral faces as mnemonic content) between schizophrenic patients and healthy comparison subjects using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Group comparison analysis revealed aberrant activities from the patient group in several cortical areas, including the left fusiform gyrus, right superior frontal gyrus, bilateral middle frontal gyri/insula, and left middle temporal gyrus. A decreased level of activity in the left fusiform gyrus, along with performance reduction, implicates abnormal processing of facial information in schizophrenia. |
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