Amusia and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: is there a relationship?

Yi Wen; Xueqing Nie; Daxing Wu; Hong Liu; Pin Zhang; Xuejing Lu

doi:10.1016/j.schres.2014.05.029

Amusia and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: is there a relationship?

Schizophr Res. 2014 Aug;157(1-3):60-2. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.05.029. Epub 2014 Jun 20.

Authors

Yi Wen¹, Xueqing Nie¹, Daxing Wu², Hong Liu¹, Pin Zhang¹, Xuejing Lu³

Affiliations

¹ Medical Psychological Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China.
² Medical Psychological Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China. Electronic address: wudaxing2012@126.com.
³ Medical Psychological Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.

PMID: 24957355
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2014.05.029

Abstract

The current study explored the music perception ability of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and its relationship with other cognitive abilities and psychotic symptom severity. The persons with schizophrenia performed significantly worse than the control group on the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) (p<0.001). The music perception ability of persons with schizophrenia was related to other cognitive abilities (attention, verbal memory, spatial memory, and executive function) and the severity of psychotic symptoms.

Keywords: Amusia; Cognitive ability; Music perception ability; Psychotic symptoms; Schizophrenia.

MeSH terms

Auditory Perception*
Cognition Disorders / diagnosis
Cognition Disorders / psychology
Cognition*
Female
Humans
Male
Music*
Neuropsychological Tests
Perceptual Disorders / diagnosis
Perceptual Disorders / psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Schizophrenia* / diagnosis
Schizophrenia* / drug therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology*