No association between cortical dopamine D2 receptor availability and cognition in antipsychotic-naive first-episode psychosis

Abstract Cognitive impairment is an important predictor of disability in schizophrenia. Dopamine neurotransmission in cortical brain regions has been suggested to be of importance for higher-order cognitive processes. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between extrastriatal dopami...

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Main Authors: Maria Lee, Helena Fatouros-Bergman, Pontus Plavén-Sigray, Pauliina Ikonen Victorsson, Carl M. Sellgren, Sophie Erhardt, Lena Flyckt, Lars Farde, Simon Cervenka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:npj Schizophrenia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-021-00176-x