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Project Number: | IK2CX001878-01A1 |
Title: | Deficient Neural Plasticity and its Functional Consequences in Schizophrenia |
Principal Investigator: | Holly K Hamilton |
Location: | San Francisco, CA |
Congressional District Code: | 12 |
Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
Project Period: | July 2019 - June 2024 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $179,266 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,125,149 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: While antipsychotic medications are useful for ameliorating psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia, they have little effect on cognitive dysfunction, which is a core feature of the illness and a major determinant of functional disability and poor community outcomes. Although recent research has shown some promise in using cognitive training and cognitive-behavioral techniques to target cognition and clinical symptoms, responses to these interventions are highly variable and likely depend on intact... |