insight

Are there specific neuropsychological deficits underlying poor insight in first episode psychosis?

Publication year: 2012Source:Schizophrenia Research, Volume 135, Issues 1–3Benjamin D.R. Wiffen, Jennifer A. O'Connor, Manuela Russo, Javier D. Lopez-Morinigo, Laura Ferraro, Lucia Sideli, Rowena Handley, Anthony S. David

Clinical and cognitive correlates of insight in first-episode schizophrenia

Publication year: 2012Source:Schizophrenia Research, Volume 135, Issues 1–3Sherry K.W. Chan, Kevin K.S. Chan, May M.L. Lam, Cindy P.Y. Chiu, Christy L.M. Hui, Gloria H.Y. Wong, W.C. Chang, Eric Y.H. Chen

New insight into how 'chemical switch' that increases risk of stroke and heart disease risk is turned on

Scientists investigating a ‘biochemical switch’ linked to strokes and heart disease claim to have made an advance in understanding how it is ‘turned on’.

Scientists gain new insight into prefrontal cortex activity

The brain has a remarkable ability to learn new cognitive tasks while maintaining previously acquired knowledge about various functions necessary for everyday life. But exactly how new information is incorporated into brain systems that control cognitive functions has remained a mystery.

Does insight have specific correlation with symptom dimensions in OCD?

Publication year: 2012Source: Journal of Affective Disorders, Available online 11 February 2012Anish V. Cherian, Janardhanan C. Narayanaswamy, Ravindra Srinivasaraju, Biju Viswanath, Suresh B. Math, ...

Gaining insight into a gene's protective role in Parkinson's

Researchers have identified how a specific gene protects dopamine-producing neurons from dying in both animal models and in cultures of human neurons.

Why do cells age? Discovery of extremely long-lived proteins may provide insight into cell aging and neurodegenerative diseases

One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may explain how the aging process occurs in the brain.

Clinical and cognitive correlates of insight in first-episode schizophrenia

Publication year: 2012Source: Schizophrenia Research, Available online 13 January 2012Sherry K.W. Chan, Kevin K.S. Chan, May M.L. Lam, Cindy P.Y. Chiu, Christy L.M. Hui, ...

Lithium, HD and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

A patient who has chronic kidney disease, who is requires hemodialysis as well as nephrogenic diabetes insipidus from lithium. She has been tried on multiple psychotropic medications over the past 10 years and failed.   The psychiatrist ...

Are there specific neuropsychological deficits underlying poor insight in first episode psychosis?

Publication year: 2011Source: Schizophrenia Research, Available online 3 December 2011Benjamin D.R. Wiffen, Jennifer A. O'Connor, Manuela Russo, Javier D. Lopez-Morinigo, Laura Ferraro, ...