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  • Neurocognitive function is increasingly recognized as a potential endophenotype for mood disorders.
  • Understanding these neurocognitive characteristics is crucial for identifying biological markers and potential therapeutic targets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the specificity and familiality of neurocognitive functioning across diverse mood disorder subgroups.
  • To compare neurocognitive performance between Bipolar I (BP-I), Bipolar II (BP-II), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and control groups.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the University of Pennsylvania's Computerized Neurocognitive Battery (CNB) to assess accuracy and speed across five cognitive domains.
  • Employed mixed-effects regression models to analyze associations and familiality in 310 participants from 137 families with mood spectrum disorders.

Main Results:

  • Participants with BP-I demonstrated enhanced accuracy in complex cognition, while those with MDD showed higher accuracy in emotion recognition compared to controls.
  • A significant familial association was observed for the accuracy of complex cognition.
  • No significant differences in performance speed were found across mood disorder subgroups.

Conclusions:

  • This community-based family study highlights specific neurocognitive differences across mood disorder subgroups, supporting their heterogeneity.
  • Enhanced accuracy in complex cognition (BP-I) and emotion recognition (MDD) suggests distinct endophenotypic profiles.
  • Further research is needed to clarify the temporal relationship between neurocognitive function and mood disorder onset.