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Central monitoring deficiency and schizophrenic symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

J. Mlakar ,
J. Jensterle  and
C. D. Frith
J. Mlakar
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Hospital, Ljubljana, Slovenia; MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, Department of Psychology, University College, London
J. Jensterle
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Hospital, Ljubljana, Slovenia; MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, Department of Psychology, University College, London
C. D. Frith*
Affiliation:
University Psychiatric Hospital, Ljubljana, Slovenia; MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, Department of Psychology, University College, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Professor Christopher Frith, MRC Cyclotron Unit, Hammersmith Hospital, DuCane Road, London W12 0HS
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Synopsis

Twenty-five schizophrenic patients currently experiencing Schneiderian symptoms performed a series of tasks in which drawings had to be made in the absence of immediate visual feedback. In comparison to 10 normal controls and to 30 patients not experiencing Schneiderian symptoms, the target group had great difficulty in keeping track of their performance and remembering what actions they had made. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that Schneiderian symptoms (such as delusions of alien control) are associated with impairments in the central monitoring of action.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , August 1994 , pp. 557 - 564
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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