
The Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) is a brief neuropsychological screening battery that measures aspects of attention, immediate and delayed memory, and verbal and visuospatial-constructional abilities. An embedded measure of executive functions, the RBANS...

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a severe psychiatric disorder, typically characterized by hallucinations, delusions, and marked deficits in cognitive and behavioral functioning [1]. Its pathogenesis is considered to involve intricate interactions among genetic predisposition, immune dysregulation, and neurotransmitter...

Schizophrenia is a complex and chronic psychiatric disorder characterized by positive symptoms (e.g., hallucinations, delusions), negative symptoms (e.g., amotivation, social withdrawal), and cognitive impairments (e.g., deficits in working memory and executive functions)1,2. In the latest Global Burden...

We previously reported that deep brain stimulation (DBS) targeting the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr) in a patient with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TR SZ) provided immediate and sustained relief from auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) that was unresponsive to pharmacologic treatment,...