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Reality of auditory verbal hallucinations

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Raij, Tuukka T., Valkonen-Korhonen, Minna, Holi, Matti, Therman, Sebastian, Lehtonen, Johannes, Hari, Riitta·2009·Brain

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Distortion of the sense of reality, actualized in delusions and hallucinations, is the key feature of psychosis but the underlying neuronal correlates remain largely unknown. We studied 11 highly functioning subjects with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder while they rated the reality of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVH) during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The subjective reality of AVH correlated strongly and specifically with the hallucination-related activation strength of the inferior frontal gyri (IFG), including the Broca's language region. Furthermore, how real the hallucination that subjects experienced was depended on the hallucination-related coupling between the IFG, the ventral striatum, the auditory cortex, the right posterior temporal lobe, and the cingulate cortex. Our findings suggest that the subjective reality of AVH is related to motor mechanisms of speech comprehension, with contributions from sensory and salience-detection-related brain regions as well as circuitries related to self-monitoring and the experience of agency.

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Authors
Raij, T. T., Valkonen-Korhonen, M., Holi, M., Therman, S., Lehtonen, J., & Hari, R.
Affiliations
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • Kellokoski Hospital (FI)
  • Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
  • Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Corresponding author
Raij, Tuukka T.
Venue
Brain
Published
2009-07-20
Volume
132
Issue
11
Pages
2994-3001
ISSN
  • 0006-8950 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2156
OpenAlex
W1993041042
Cited by
95
References
55
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FWCI
3.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by-nc
Locations
  • Brain (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiö
  • Jalmari ja Rauha Ahokkaan Säätiö
  • Academy of Finland
  • Ella ja Georg Ehrnroothin Säätiö
  • FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (232946)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Hallucinations in medical conditions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
auditory verbal hallucinations, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, inferior frontal gyrus, Broca's area, ventral striatum, auditory cortex, posterior temporal lobe, cingulate cortex, speech understanding, self-monitoring, sense of agency, saliency detection, psychosis
MeSH terms
Adult, Auditory Pathways, Auditory Perception, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Hallucinations, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Nerve Net, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Speech Perception, Young Adult

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