Vidyulata Kamath

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Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Odor hedonic capacity and anhedonia in schizophrenia and unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Schizophr Bull 39:59-67. 2013
  2. ncbi An odor-specific threshold deficit implicates abnormal cAMP signaling in youths at clinical risk for psychosis
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Schizophr Res 138:280-4. 2012
  3. ncbi Effects of the val(158)met catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism on olfactory processing in schizophrenia
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Behav Neurosci 126:209-15. 2012
  4. ncbi Identification of pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant odors in schizophrenia
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Psychiatry Res 187:30-5. 2011
  5. ncbi Is the odour identification deficit in schizophrenia influenced by odour hedonics?
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
    Cogn Neuropsychiatry 16:448-60. 2011
  6. ncbi Olfactory identification performance in individuals with psychometrically-defined schizotypy
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
    Schizophr Res 100:212-5. 2008
  7. ncbi The relationship between interview-based schizotypal personality dimension scores and the continuous performance test
    Jeffrey S Bedwell
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 1390, USA
    Schizophr Res 108:158-62. 2009
  8. ncbi A meta-analysis of emotion perception and functional outcomes in schizophrenia
    Farzin Irani
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Schizophr Res 137:203-11. 2012
  9. ncbi Association of schizophrenia with the phenylthiocarbamide taste receptor haplotype on chromosome 7q
    Paul J Moberg
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Schizophrenia Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Psychiatr Genet 22:286-9. 2012
  10. ncbi The backward masking red light effect in schizophrenia: relationship to clinical features and neurocognitive performance
    Jeffrey S Bedwell
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 1390, USA
    J Abnorm Psychol 120:490-6. 2011

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Odor hedonic capacity and anhedonia in schizophrenia and unaffected first-degree relatives of schizophrenia patients
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Schizophr Bull 39:59-67. 2013
    ..We also examine odor valence processing unirhinally, rather than birhinally, to probe possible lateralized differences in patients' hedonic processing deficits...
  2. ncbi An odor-specific threshold deficit implicates abnormal cAMP signaling in youths at clinical risk for psychosis
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Schizophr Res 138:280-4. 2012
    ..Odor-detection thresholds to two odorants that differ in the degree to which they activate intracellular cAMP were assessed in clinical risk and low-risk participants...
  3. ncbi Effects of the val(158)met catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism on olfactory processing in schizophrenia
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Behav Neurosci 126:209-15. 2012
    ..Future studies that examine the olfactory processing deficit in schizophrenia with respect to other olfactory measures and COMT haplotypes is warranted...
  4. ncbi Identification of pleasant, neutral, and unpleasant odors in schizophrenia
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Psychiatry Res 187:30-5. 2011
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  5. ncbi Is the odour identification deficit in schizophrenia influenced by odour hedonics?
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA
    Cogn Neuropsychiatry 16:448-60. 2011
    ..CONCLUSIONS. Results provide preliminary support for a specific deficit in identifying pleasant odours in patients with schizophrenia. Future studies separating odours by valence categories are warranted...
  6. ncbi Olfactory identification performance in individuals with psychometrically-defined schizotypy
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
    Schizophr Res 100:212-5. 2008
    ..The findings may reflect either the abbreviated nature of the measures used, or a lack of reliable olfactory performance differences in schizotypy...
  7. ncbi The relationship between interview-based schizotypal personality dimension scores and the continuous performance test
    Jeffrey S Bedwell
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 1390, USA
    Schizophr Res 108:158-62. 2009
    ..Findings also add to a growing literature suggesting that Interpersonal SPD symptoms are primarily related to omission errors, while Disorganized SPD symptoms are primarily related to false alarm errors...
  8. ncbi A meta-analysis of emotion perception and functional outcomes in schizophrenia
    Farzin Irani
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    Schizophr Res 137:203-11. 2012
    ..Given its pervasive nature, there is a need to quantitatively examine whether this dysfunction impacts functional outcomes. We used a meta-analytic strategy to combine results from several studies and examine synthesized effect sizes...
  9. ncbi Association of schizophrenia with the phenylthiocarbamide taste receptor haplotype on chromosome 7q
    Paul J Moberg
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Schizophrenia Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Psychiatr Genet 22:286-9. 2012
    ..The PTC nontaster haplotype is a genetic marker that may be used to identify subsets of schizophrenia patients who potentially harbor vulnerability genes in this region of chromosome 7q...
  10. ncbi The backward masking red light effect in schizophrenia: relationship to clinical features and neurocognitive performance
    Jeffrey S Bedwell
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 1390, USA
    J Abnorm Psychol 120:490-6. 2011
    ..In contrast, there was no relationship between the red light change score and any of the neurocognitive variables in the control group...
  11. ncbi The influence of semantic processing on odor identification ability in schizophrenia
    Vidyulata Kamath
    Neuropsychiatry Section, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Arch Clin Neuropsychol 28:254-61. 2013
    ..No relationship was observed between olfactory and semantic task performance in patients. These data suggest that odor identification deficits may not be primarily due to semantic processing deficits in schizophrenia...
  12. ncbi Comparison of three computer-administered cognitive tasks as putative endophenotypes of schizophrenia
    Jeffrey S Bedwell
    Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816 1390, USA
    Schizophr Res 88:36-46. 2006
    ..Based on performance from the community-identified schizotypes, results suggest that performance on the CPT may represent a more robust endophenotype of schizophrenia, compared to the SOA and WCST...