HIV-Associated Neurocognition

The protocol treats social cognition as partially independent from general neurocognitive abilities. Social cognitive and neurocognitive performance usually show weak to moderate correlations. The neurocognitive battery covers seven domains commonly used to assess HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment. Working memory and episodic memory rely on neural systems that differ from social cognition networks. The study tests whether social cognitive impairment in people with HIV is independent of HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment.