Schizophrenia Bulletin Advance Access originally published online on September 21, 2005
Schizophrenia Bulletin 2005 31(4):895-897; doi:10.1093/schbul/sbi067
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Conference Report: The Seventh Biennial Mt. Sinai Conference on Cognition in Schizophrenia
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
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The Seventh Biennial Mt. Sinai Conference on Cognition in Schizophrenia was held on April 1 (afternoon) and April 2, 2005, at the Savannah International Trade and Conference Center. As it has been since 1999, this meeting was held as an official satellite of the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (ICOSR). This meeting was attended by 295 individuals, for at least part of the meeting, making it the largest stand-alone meeting addressing cognition in schizophrenia.
The themes of the oral presentations at the meeting were consistent with two major trends in cognition in schizophrenia: a focus on treatment of cognitive deficits and a comprehensive approach to understanding the causes and functional relevance of cognitive deficits. In addition to the two sessions of oral presentations by high-level scientists, there was also a poster session, which featured 54 presentations. Of these poster presentations, 18 were also presented at a special cosponsored session at
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