Cooperation and sensitivity to social feedback during group interactions in schizophrenia

Patients with schizophrenia show reduced cooperation and less sensitivity to social cues in pairwise interactions, however, it remains unclear whether these mechanisms are also present in interactions within social groups. We used a public goods game to investigate cooperation and sensitivity to social feedback in group interactions in 27 patients with schizophrenia and 27 healthy controls. Participants played 40 trials in two conditions: 1) no fine (20 trials): participants had the choice of investing into the public good (i.e.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - July 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Esther Hanssen, Anne-Kathrin Fett, Thomas P. White, Caroline Caddy, Stian Reimers, Sukhi S. Shergill Source Type: research