White noise speech illusion and psychosis expression: An experimental investigation of psychosis liability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An association between white noise speech illusion and psychotic symptoms has been reported in patients and their relatives. This supports the theory that bottom-up and top-down perceptual processes are involved in the mechanisms underlying perceptual abnormalities. However, findings in nonclinical populations have been conflicting.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to examine the association between white noise speech illusion and subclinical expression of psychotic symptoms in a nonclinical sample. Findings were compared to previous results to investigate potential methodology dependent differences.

Methods

In a general population adolescent and young adult twin sample (n = 704), the association between white noise speech illusion and subclinical psych

SUBMITTER: Pries LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5567924 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature