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  • Early auditory processing (EAP) deficits are common in schizophrenia (SZ).
  • The link between EAP and executive attention in SZ remains unclear.
  • Executive functions, like working memory (WM), are often impaired in SZ.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between auditory event-related potentials (ERPs) and executive WM in SZ patients compared to healthy controls (HC).
  • To explore correlations between auditory ERPs, WM performance, and symptom severity in SZ.

Main Methods:

  • Compared verbal WM accuracy and auditory change-detection ERPs (MMN) in 12 SZ patients and 12 HC.
  • Examined prefrontal cortex activity using ERPs.
  • Correlated ERPs and WM performance with schizophrenia symptom severity.

Main Results:

  • SZ patients exhibited significantly impaired verbal WM compared to HC.
  • Prolonged MMN latencies in SZ correlated with better WM accuracy, unlike in HC.
  • WM performance in SZ was related to illness severity and negative symptoms.

Conclusions:

  • Auditory ERP timing, specifically MMN latency, is uniquely associated with executive WM functioning in SZ.
  • Inefficient sensory excitation related to EAP timing may contribute to executive WM deficits in SZ.
  • These deficits might indirectly worsen negative symptoms in schizophrenia, suggesting potential therapeutic targets in prefrontal cortex dysfunction.