Auditory hallucinations: phenomenology, neuropsychology and neuroimaging update.
A S David
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum 1999 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb05988.x (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key findings | Argues that converging evidence from phenomenological surveys, inner speech and source monitoring research, and neuroimaging studies that capture hallucination-related neural activity, along with receptor binding work, provides the beginnings of a cognitive and neurophysiological understanding of auditory verbal hallucinations. |
Abstract
Auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) are a cardinal feature of psychosis. Recent research is reviewed which has attempted to advance our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying this symptom. Phenomenological surveys have confirmed the importance of the content of such hallucinations and their meaning to the voice-hearer. Psychological and neuroimaging studies of inner speech and source monitoring have provided a neuropsychological framework for AVHs as well as some novel therapeutic strategies. There have also been successful attempts to 'capture' neural activity coincident with the experience of hallucinations using PET, SPECT and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This body of knowledge in combination with work on in-vivo receptor binding (dopamine and GABA) provides the beginnings of a cognitive and neurophysiological understanding of this complex and intriguing phenomenon.
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