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Neuroreport:
1 March 2004 - Volume 15 - Issue 3 - pp 523-526
Brain Imaging

Cortical activity associated with auditory hallucinations

Ropohl, Axel; Sperling, Wolfgang; Elstner, Samuel; Tomandl, Bernd; Reulbach, Udo; Kaltenhäuser, Martin; Kornhuber, Johannes; Maihöfner, Christian

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Abstract

Auditory hallucinations are one the most enigmatic and hampering symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Non-invasive functional imaging techniques have begun to delineate the underlying neuronal basis. We investigated the spontaneous magnetoencephalographic activity in a 33-year-old male schizophrenic patient and compared the results to those obtained from 13 healthy controls. Despite current neuroleptic medication (clozapine) the patient was still suffering from auditory hallucinations. Using the dipole density method, we were able to demonstrate an increase of fast MEG activity (12.5-30 Hz) in the left auditory cortex associated with hallucinations. This activity was absent in healthy controls. We conclude that an increase in fast MEG activity in the auditory cortex is a neurophysiologic correlate for auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia.

© 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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