Bernd Gallhofer

TL;DR: It is shown that human amygdala function is strongly modulated by oxytocin, and this results indicate a neural mechanism for the effects of Oxytocin in social cognition in the human brain and provide a methodology and rationale for exploring therapeutic strategies in disorders in which abnormal amygdala function has been implicated, such as social phobia or autism.

TL;DR: There is increasing evidence that antipsychotic drugs with 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A -blocking activity produce better cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia than drugs with predominantly dopamine (D)2 - blocking activity (conventional neuroleptics).

TL;DR: It is suggested that risperidone should be more widely used in schizophrenia because it preserves cognitive function better than conventional neuroleptics and is therefore likely to allow patients to have better insight into their illness and to havebetter long-term quality of life expectations.

TL;DR: The results are interpreted as reflecting a specific sensitivity for dopamine agonists in persons carrying an A1 allele and may complement actual data and theories of the development of addiction disorders postulating a higher genetic risk for substance abuse in carrier of the A1 alle.

TL;DR: While the emotional expressions of a partner dominated the exchange behavior in nonpatients, BPD patients used the objective fairness of their social counterparts to guide their own behavior despite the existence of emotional cues.