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Left temporal lobe structural and functional abnormality underlying auditory hallucinations
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In this article, we have reviewed recent findings from our laboratory, originally presented in Hugdahl et al. (2008). These findings reveal that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia should best be conceptualized as internally generated speech mis-representations lateralized to the left superior temporal gyrus and sulcus, not cognitively suppressed due to enhanced attention to the 'voices' and failure of fronto-parietal executive control functions. An overview of diagnostic questionnaires for scoring of symptoms is presented together with a review of behavioral, structural, and functional MRI data. Functional imaging data have either shown increased or decreased activation depending on whether patients have been presented an external stimulus during scanning. Structural imaging data have shown reduction of grey matter density and volume in the same areas in the temporal lobe. We have proposed a model for the understanding of auditory hallucinations that trace the origin of auditory hallucinations to neuronal abnormality in the speech areas in the left temporal lobe, which is not suppressed by volitional cognitive control processes, due to dysfunctional fronto-parietal executive cortical networks.
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“information about his or her symptoms (Karlsson, 2005). To that end, a patient might feel more comfortable being honest and forthcoming about his or her symptoms with a therapist who speaks his or her native language (Ibaraki & Hall, 2014), which could help explain the pattern of results obtained for positive symptoms…”
ResultRecent Progress in Some Aircraft Technologies
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“Together the STG, mPFC, PCC, and ACC are considered part of a functional brain circuit - a “ self-reference network ” - associated with the onset and maintenance of AHs in SZ (Hugdahl, 2015; Hugdahl et al., 2009; Northoff and Qin, 2011).”
Nenadić, I., Dietzek, M., Langbein, K., Rzanny, R., Gussew, A., Reichenbach, J., Sauer, H., & Smesny, S. (2013) · Brain Structure and Function · doi:10.1007/s00429-013-0604-9 · Cited by 12
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“These functions may be disrupted by auditory hallucinations resulting in the classic psychotic symptoms of SCZ (8), which differ from those seen in BPD (9).”
BackgroundHe, J., Ren, H., Li, J., Dong, M., Dai, L., Li, Z., Miao, Y., Li, Y., Tan, P., Gu, L., et al. (2022) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2022.831714 · Cited by 12
“This theory is supported by neuroimaging findings that suggest patients with AVHs also show deficits in processing exogenously presented sounds (David et al., 1996; Woodruff et al., 1997; Hugdahl et al., 2009; Kompus et al., 2011).”
ResultJohnsen, E., Hugdahl, K., Fusar‐Poli, P., Kroken, R. A., & Kompus, K. (2012) · Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics · doi:10.1586/ern.12.147 · Cited by 13
Aase, I., Kompus, K., Gisselgård, J., Joa, I., Johannessen, J. O., & Brønnick, K. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00608 · Cited by 11
Experiencing malevolent voices is associated with attentional dysfunction in psychotic patients
Kråkvik, B., Stiles, T. C., & Hugdahl, K. (2013) · Scandinavian Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1111/sjop.12024 · Cited by 11
“The latter finding is consistent with earlier research indicating a relationship between frequency of auditory hallucination and levels of perceived control over voices (Honig et al., 1998; Hugdahl et al., 2009; Leudar et al., 1997).”
BackgroundResultInfluentialĆurĉić‐Blake, B., de Vries, A., Renken, R. J., Marsman, J.-B., Garrison, J. R., Hugdahl, K., & Aleman, A. (2023) · Schizophrenia Bulletin · doi:10.1093/schbul/sbac072 · Cited by 11
“6 More recently, evidence is mounting for a role of the paracingulate sulcus (PCS), which has been reported to be involved in reality monitoring processing.”
BackgroundBereśniewicz, J., Craven, A., Hugdahl, K., Løberg, E., Kroken, R., Johnsen, E., & Grüner, R. (2021) · Diagnostics · doi:10.3390/diagnostics11010139 · Cited by 8
“However, none of the previous studies have demonstrated a direct link between hemispheric differences for FA-values, and for difference in asymmetry between AVH+ and AVH- patients, indicating a structural correlate to known behavioral and functional differences between AVH+ and AVH- patients (cf. Falkenberg, Westerhau…”
BackgroundResultInfluentialSchizophrenia as a Disorder of Communication
Niznikiewicz, M., Kubicki, M., Mulert, C., & Condray, R. (2013) · Schizophrenia Research and Treatment · doi:10.1155/2013/952034 · Cited by 12
“Finally, two major features of schizophrenia pathology, hallucinations and delusions, involve, in addition to abnormalities in cognitive control [20, 21] and in perceptual and attentional processes [22], also abnormalities in the sense of agency [23].”
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“, 2016, 2017), other authors (Hugdahl et al., 2009; Guerrero-Pedraza et al., 2012) have suggested that both hypo- and hyper-activation might be necessary for efficient cognitive functioning because the upregulation of one network will require the down-regulation of another (Nygard et al.”
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“considerable amount of evidence indicating left hemisphere dysfunction in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder (12-15).”
BackgroundCognitive predictors of longitudinal positive symptom course in clinical high risk for psychosis
Aase, I., Langeveld, J., Johannessen, J., Joa, I., Dalen, I., & Hegelstad, W. T. V. (2021) · Schizophrenia Research: Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.scog.2021.100210 · Cited by 5
“The SCID-I reliability for this team is good (K = 0.76) (Joa et al., 2007) and the weekly staff discussions minimised the risk of drift.”
BackgroundInfluentialDiscrimination of auditory verbal hallucination in schizophrenia based on EEG brain networks
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“Previous brain imaging studies have provided a wealth of information on the abnormal structural and functional connectivity of schizophrenia patients with AHs [40–44].”
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“Therefore, when neurons of the temporal lobe are damaged, a variety of mental disorders are likely to occur, such as cognitive decline, memory reduction, or subjective emotional instability [30].”
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“Healthy individuals can use attentional focus to distinguish between different sounds presented simultaneously in auditory tests, but patients with frequent auditory hallucinations lack this “top-down” control (Hugdahl et al., 2009).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Hugdahl, K.
- Affiliations
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Hugdahl, Kenneth
- ORCID
- Hugdahl, Kenneth
- Venue
- Frontiers in Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2009-05
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 34-45
- ISSN
- 1662-453X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2695389
- OpenAlex
- W150090035
- Cited by
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- References
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- FWCI
- 3.56
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- Language
- en
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- Funders
- Norges Forskningsråd
- Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
- 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 hallucinations, schizophrenia, left temporal lobe, superior temporal gyrus, superior temporal sulcus, cognitive control, gray matter reduction, functional MRI, structural MRI, hallucination mitigation
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