Table 1.

General findings for the most important neurocognitive domains involved in BD‐II

	Verbal Memory and Learning	Working memory and/or other Executive Functions	Attention and/or psychomotor speed	Visual Memory	Emotional Processing
Positive Findings	Martínez‐Arán et al., 2004 [47]; Summers et al., 2006 [56]; Torrent et al., 2006 [50]; Andersson et al., 2008 [53]	Andersson et al., 2008 [53]; Dittmann et al., 2008 [55]; Summers et al., 2006 [56]; Simonsen et al. 2008 [17]; Torrent et al., 2006 [56]; Hsiao et al., 2009 [59]; Harkavy‐Friedman et al., 2006 [58]	Hsiao et al., 2009 [59]; Andersson et al., 2008 [53]; Harkavy‐Friedman et al., 2006 [58]; Torrent et al., 2006 [50]; Holmes et al., 2008 [54], only in medicated patients; Dittmann et al., 2008 [55, 56]	Andersson et al., 2008 [53]; Summers et al., 2006 [56]; Dittmann et al., 2008 [55]	Holmes et al. 2008 [54], only in medicated patients; Summers et al., 2006 [56]
Negative Findings	Dittmann et al., 2008 [55]; Harkavy‐Friedman et al., 2006 [58]; Hsiao et al., 2009 [59]; Simonsen et al., 2008 [17]; Savitz et al., 2008 [51].	Savitz et al., 2008 [51]; Taylor‐Tavares et al., 2007 [52]	Savitz et al., 2008 [51]; Simonsen et al., 2008 [17]	Hsiao et al., 2009 [59]; Harkavy‐Friedman et al., 2006 [58]; Taylor‐Tavares et al., 2007 [52]; Savitz et al., 2008 [51]; Holmes et al., 2008 [54]	Derntl et al., 2009 [63]

Note: A study was classified as positive when differences were found between BD‐II patients and the comparative group. When no differences were found between groups, the study was classified as negative.