The dynamic strategy shifting task: Optimisation of an operant task for assessing cognitive flexibility in rats.
Frontiers in Psychiatry 2024 Jonathan Martin Flintoff, Suzy Alexander, James Paul Kesby et al. 3 citations
Although schizophrenia is associated with a broad range of symptoms including hallucinations, delusions, and reduced motivation, measures of cognitive dysfunction, including cognitive flexibility and executive function, are the strongest predictors of functional outcomes. Antipsychotic medications are useful for reducing psychotic symptoms, but they are ineffective at improving cognitive...