NAMI Ask the Expert Cognition Series: Cognitive Enhancement - What the Research Shows

Dr. Matcheri Keshavan, MD

In this presentation Dr. Keshavan will review the current state of the knowledge on cognitive remediation (cognitive training) in psychiatric illnesses, and its neural and behavioral targets, and summarize the factors that appear to relate to a successful response, including learner characteristics that influence clinical outcome.

While much of the early research has been conducted in schizophrenia, cognitive training has more recently been applied to a widening range of neuropsychiatric illnesses, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mood disorders, and substance use disorders.

Cognitive training harnesses the inherent neuroplastic capacities of the brain, targeting brain function across psychiatric disorders. Cognitive training offers considerable promise, especially given the limited efficacy of pharmacological interventions in ameliorating cognitive deficits. However, some potential pharmacological options that may be of value in improving cognition in neuropsychiatric disorders will also be briefly discussed.

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