Effect of emotional cues on prospective memory performance in patients with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder

This study examined the influence of emotional cues on PM performance in patients with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder. All participants were required to respond to emotional or neutral PM cues while completing a working memory task. Healthy participants showed improved PM performance with positive and negative cues.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - May 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tian-xiao Yang, Xi-long Cui, Ya Wang, Jing Huang, Simon S.Y. Lui, Rui-ting Zhang, Eric F.C. Cheung, Raymond C.K. Chan Source Type: research