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Hearing voices in the resting brain: A review of intrinsic functional connectivity research on auditory verbal hallucinations

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Alderson-Day, Ben, McCarthy-Jones, Simon, Fernyhough, Charles·2015·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

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Resting state networks (RSNs) are thought to reflect the intrinsic functional connectivity of brain regions. Alterations to RSNs have been proposed to underpin various kinds of psychopathology, including the occurrence of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH). This review outlines the main hypotheses linking AVH and the resting state, and assesses the evidence for alterations to intrinsic connectivity provided by studies of resting fMRI in AVH. The influence of hallucinations during data acquisition, medication confounds, and movement are also considered. Despite a large variety of analytic methods and designs being deployed, it is possible to conclude that resting connectivity in the left temporal lobe in general and left superior temporal gyrus in particular are disrupted in AVH. There is also preliminary evidence of atypical connectivity in the default mode network and its interaction with other RSNs. Recommendations for future research include the adoption of a common analysis protocol to allow for more overlapping datasets and replication of intrinsic functional connectivity alterations.

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Authors
Alderson-Day, B., McCarthy-Jones, S., & Fernyhough, C.
Affiliations
Durham University (GB)
Venue
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-08
Volume
55
Pages
78-87
ISSN
0149-7634 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W257873211
Cited by
165
References
74
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Durham Research Online (Durham University) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust (WT098455MA)
  • Australian Research Council (DE140101077)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
Keywords
auditory verbal hallucinations, resting-state networks, intrinsic functional connectivity, resting-state fMRI, left superior temporal gyrus, left temporal lobe, default mode network, motion artifacts, psychopathology
MeSH terms
Acoustic Stimulation, Brain Mapping, Hallucinations, Hearing, Humans, Models, Neurological, Neural Pathways, Rest, Temporal Lobe

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