“…Monkeys trained to apply the tips of their second and third fingers to a rotating disc show substantially enlarged cortical representations of those digits' tips after training (Jenkins et al, 1990). (Dias et al, 2011) Sensory processing deficits predict impaired cognitive ERP generation (Dias et al, 2011) k Attention, working memory, processing speed, cognitive control, learning and memory, receptive and expressive language, visual perceptual/constructional performance, fine-motor skills, and social cognition (Kalkstein et al, 2010) k Working memory and verbal memory predictk functional outcome (Hofer et al, 2011) k Auditory MMN related to k social cognition and k occupational outcome (Wynn et al, 2010) Bipolar disorder k P50, N100, and P200 auditory sensory gating (Lijffijt et al, 2009) k visual P1 (Yeap et al, 2009) m P1 andk N170 to happy vs sad faces (Degabriele et al, 2011) k Processing speed, cognitive control, learning and memory (Antila et al, 2009;Bora et al, 2010;Martinez-Aran et al, 2004) k Processing speed and verbal learning predict poorer social and work outcomes (Burdick et al, 2010) k Verbal memory associated with unemployment status (Dickerson et al, 2004) Major depression EEG a asymmetry (Gordon et al, 2010) k Visual MMN responses (Chang et al, 2011) k P1 latency to negative vs positive target stimuli (very early onset of negativity bias in emotion perception) (Yang et al, 2011) Abornmal amygdala responses to sad faces presented below consciousness (Victor et al, 2010) Mood-independent abnormalities in P2 response to emotional self-referent information (Shestyuk and Deldin, 2010) Mood-dependent abnormalities in effortful processing of emotional self-referent information (Shestyuk and Deldin, 2010) k Processing speed, cognitive control, learning and memory (Bora et al, 2010) k Cognition at age 20 predicts higher risk for depression at midlife (Franz et al, 2011) Enduring cognitive impairment in MDD has a significant effect on employment (Baune et al, 2010) k Poor episodic memory predict depressive symptoms and future MDD diagnosis (Airaksinen et al, 2007;Simons et al, 2009) Attention deficit disorder k Cortical reactivity to unpredictable sensory events …”