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Probing the pathophysiology of auditory/verbal hallucinations by combining functional magnetic resonance imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation

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Hoffman, R. E., Hampson, M., Wu, K., Anderson, A. W., Gore, J. C., Buchanan, R. J., Constable, R. T., Hawkins, K. A. +2 more·2007·Cerebral Cortex

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) were used to explore the pathophysiology of auditory/verbal hallucinations (AVHs). Sixteen patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder were studied with continuous or near continuous AVHs. For patients with intermittent hallucinations (N = 8), blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) activation maps comparing hallucination and nonhallucination periods were generated. For patients with continuous hallucinations (N = 8) correlations between BOLD signal time course in Wernicke's area, and other regions were used to map functional coupling to the former. These maps were used to identify 3-6 cortical sites per patient that were probed with 1-Hz rTMS and sham stimulation. Delivering rTMS to left temporoparietal sites in Wernicke's area and the adjacent supramarginal gyrus was accompanied by a greater rate of AVH improvement compared with sham stimulation and rTMS delivered to anterior temporal sites. For intermittent hallucinators, lower levels of hallucination-related activation in Broca's area strongly predicted greater rate of response to left temporoparietal rTMS. For continuous hallucinators, reduced coupling between Wernicke's and a right homologue of Broca's area strongly predicted greater left temporoparietal rTMS rate of response. These findings suggest that dominant hemisphere temporoparietal areas are involved in expressing AVHs, with higher levels of coactivation and/or coupling involving inferior frontal regions reinforcing underlying pathophysiology.

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  • Hoffman et al. (2007) found no reduction in AVHs after stimulating Broca's area, but did show that responders to the rTMS treatment tended to show reduced functional connectivity between left TPJ and the right homologue of Broca's area.

    “It is interesting that Hoffman et al. (2007) found no reduction in AVHs after stimulating Broca's area, but did show that responders to the rTMS treatment tended to show reduced functional connectivity between left TPJ and the right homologue of Broca's area”

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Hoffman, R. E., Hampson, M., Wu, K., Anderson, A. W., Gore, J. C., Buchanan, R. J., Constable, R. T., Hawkins, K. A., Sahay, N., & Krystal, J. H.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
Venue
Cerebral Cortex
Published
2007-02-13
Volume
17
Issue
11
Pages
2733-2743
ISSN
  • 1047-3211 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2199
OpenAlex
W2101356730
Cited by
169
References
57
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FWCI
8.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cerebral Cortex (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5k02aa000261-04)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (K02 AA 00261-01)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH063326, R01MH067073)
  • National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (R01EB000461)
  • National Center for Research Resources (M01RR000125, RR00125)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation 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, schizophrenia, pathophysiology, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, Wernicke's area, Broca's area, temporoparietal cortex, supramarginal gyrus, functional coupling, BOLD activation, treatment response prediction
MeSH terms
Adult, Auditory Perception, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex, Female, Hallucinations, Humans, Language, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Schizophrenia, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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