Glutamate correlates negatively with cognitive theory of mind in schizotypy
Si-yu Chen
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorLing-ling Wang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorGai-ying Li
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorYi Wang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorMin-yi Chu
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorChao Yan
Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (MOE&STCSM), Shanghai Changning-ECNU Mental Health Center, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorSimon S. Y. Lui
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Search for more papers by this authorJian-qi Li
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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Raymond C. K. Chan
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Correspondence
Professor Raymond C. K. Chan, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing, 100101, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorSi-yu Chen
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorLing-ling Wang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorGai-ying Li
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorYi Wang
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorMin-yi Chu
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorChao Yan
Key Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics (MOE&STCSM), Shanghai Changning-ECNU Mental Health Center, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorSimon S. Y. Lui
Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
Search for more papers by this authorJian-qi Li
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Raymond C. K. Chan
Neuropsychology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Correspondence
Professor Raymond C. K. Chan, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 16 Lincui Road, Beijing, 100101, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFunding information: CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology; The National Key Research and Development Programme, Grant/Award Number: 2016YFC0906402; The Philip K. H. Wong Foundation
Abstract
This study showed a negative correlation between the glutamate level in the anterior cingulate cortex and cognitive theory of mind in individuals with high level of schizotypy but not in non-schizotypy individuals.
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None to declare.
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