During Working-Memory Tasks Patients with Schizophrenia Seem to?

During working-memory tasks, schizophrenic patients seem to: recruit the ventrolateral PFC to compensate for a dysfunctional dorsolateral PFC.

What is working memory in schizophrenia?

Working memory (WM) impairment, a core feature of schizophrenia, is often associated with aberrant dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) activation. Reduced resting-state connectivity within the frontoparietal control network (FPCN) has also been reported in schizophrenia.

Which area of the brain seems to play an especially important role in working memory?

Recent functional-imaging studies have detected working-memory signals in the medial temporal lobe and the prefrontal cortex. Both the frontal lobe and prefrontal cortex are associated with long- and short-term memory, suggesting a strong link between these two types of memory.