RESTORING COGNITIVE FUNCTION USING BRAIN STIMULATION: Investigating the neurobiological and neurocognitive effects of non-invasive brain stimulation in schizophrenia.

认知障碍是精神分裂症的一个核心特征，可能对日常功能造成毁灭性的影响。尽管如此，治疗方案很少，而且效果有限。最近的研究，包括我自己的工作，都表明大脑刺激在这方面有相当大的潜力。在这项研究中，我将开发一种治疗方法，该方法将利用脑刺激来靶向和修改精神分裂症认知症状的潜在神经生物学。

Cognitive impairments are a core feature of schizophrenia and can have devastating impacts on daily functioning. Despite this, treatment options are few and of limited effectiveness. Recent research, including my own work, has indicated that brain stimulation has considerable potential in this regard. In this fellowship I will develop a treatment approach which will utilise brain stimulation to target and modify the underlying neurobiology of the cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia.