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Schizophrenia is frequently associated with functional impairments including deficits in cognition and social interactions. These impairments are thought to emerge from dysfunction in the processing of information across distributed cortical circuits, including the primary visual cortex, the posterior parietal cortex, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Communication across these regions relies on excitatory...

The annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference, now in its 42nd year, presents the latest clinical and research findings to an audience of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, service coordinators, researchers, and mental health policy administrators, as well as to patients and families. The program additionally includes artwork and music created and performed by individuals receiving treatment for...

Congratulations to Ann Cohen, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), who has been elected to the National Institute on Aging’s (NIA) National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC) Steering Committee for a three-year term. The NACC serves as the centralized data repository, collaboration, and communication hub for the NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRC) Program. At the University of Pittsburgh, Dr...

Congratulations to Nermin Toukhy, PhD (postdoctoral associate), who has received an International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) Early Career Research Award for the biological studies of suicide. Dr. Toukhy earned her PhD in psychology from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Under the mentorship of David Brent, MD (Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies and Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical and...