Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Moral Reasoning: an EEG Study in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder

Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Moral Reasoning: an EEG Study in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder

We will investigate social cognition in patients with Borderline personality disorder (BPD) combined with electroencephalographic (EEG) measures.

We will investigate whether patients with Borderline personality disorder (BPD) show a negativity bias in evaluating social situations.

We will also asses emotional arousal, theory of mind (ToM) abilities, and inhibitory control in patients with BPD.

In addition to behavioral outcome variables, electroencephalographic (EEG) measures will be recorded. Healthy controls server as a control group.

Inclusion Criteria:

BPD diagnosis BMI between 17.5 and 30 acute major depressive episode, psychotic symptoms, substance addiction or acute suicidal behavior

Exclusion Criteria:

neurological, metabolic, endocrine, autoimmune and CNS diseases, any other severe somatic diseases, and pregnancy or breastfeeding during the last 12 months