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Changes in learning, memory, attention, and other cognitive processes often accompany the mood disorders. Indeed, as in schizophrenia, disturbances of thought represent one of the central features of the disease, manifesting itself in a variety of symptoms. However, research on the etiology and treatment of these disorders has focused primarily on the mood characteristics and has more or less neglected the cognitive deficits.
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Berger, B.D. (1977). An Animal Model for the Measurement and Manipulation of Problem Solving Ability. In: Gershon, E.S., Belmaker, R.H., Kety, S.S., Rosenbaum, M. (eds) The Impact of Biology on Modern Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0778-5_14
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