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Underconstrained perception or underconstrained theory?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2005

André Aleman*
Affiliation:
BCN NeuroImaging Center, A. Deusinglaan 2, 9700 AD Groningen, The Netherlands
Edward H. F. de Haan*
Affiliation:
Psychological Laboratory, Utrecht University, NL-3584CSUtrecht, The Netherlands
René S. Kahn*
Affiliation:
Rudolf Magnus Institute for Neurosciences, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center, NL-3584CX Utrecht, The Netherlands

Abstract:

Although the evidence remains tentative at best, the conception of hallucinations in schizophrenia as being underconstrained perception resulting from intrinsic thalamocortical resonance in sensory areas might complement current models of hallucination. However, in itself, the approach falls short of comprehensively explaining the neurogenesis of hallucinations in schizophrenia, as it neglects the role of external attributional biases, mental imagery, and a disconnection between frontal and temporal areas.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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