Brain Evolution, Language and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia

Paolo Brambilla is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Udine, Italy.Andrea Marini is Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Udine, Italy.

• Part 1: Brain Evolution and Language Phylogenesis 1. Genes and the Evolution of Language Lieberman 2. Navigation, Discourse and the Origin of Language Ferretti 3. Phylogenetic Aspects of the World and Self-Representation in Humans Fabbro and Bergamasco Part 2: Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia 4. Auditory Cortex Asymmetry and Language Processing in Schizophrenia Chance and Casanova 5. Disordered Brain Network Function in Adolescence: Impact on Thought, Language and Vulnerability for Schizophrenia Diwadkar and Ofen 6. Corpus Callosum, Inter-Hemispheric Communication and Language Disturbances in Schizophrenia Perlini, Bellani and Brambilla 7. Structural and Functional Brain Imaging Correlates of Thought Disorder and Other Speech Abnormalities in Schizophrenia Watson and Lawrie 8. Brain Structureal Abnormalities, Social Function and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia Padmanabhan, Hooker and Keshavan Part 3: Psychopathology and Schizophrenia 9. Thought, Hallucinations and Schizophrenia Modinos and McGuire 10. Neural Correlates of Cognitive Control and Language Processing in Schizophrenia Scangos and Carter 11. Narrative Language Production in Schizophrenia Marini and Perlini 12. Social Premorbid Adjustment and Linguistic Abilities in First Episode Schizophrenia Suárez-Pinilla, Chadi, Ayesa-Arriola and Crespo-Facorro 13. Symptoms, Thought Disorders and Cognitive Remediation Treatment in Schizophrenia De Peri and Vita 14. Concluding Remarks Marini and Brambilla