Neuropsychological Correlates of Auditory and Visual Hallucinations.

Author(s)

Stephen McKay
Charles J. Golden, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
M. Scott

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

International Journal of Neuroscience

ISSN

0020-7454

Publication Date

1981

Abstract

Investigations of possible mechanisms underlying hallucinations have indicated that abnormal excitation of brain tissue and abnormal regulation of cognitive activity may contribute to hallucinations. The cognitive control deficits in auditory hallucinations are in some ways similar to those in persons with damage to the frontal lobes of the brain. An examination of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery performance of 10 psychiatric patients with auditory hallucinations, 10 patients with visual hallucinations and 20 patients with no hallucinations showed evidence of general cognitive impairment with a left frontal focus in the auditory group and no evidence of neuropsychological impairment in the visual group. Both self-awareness and control of internal speech involve left frontal mediation and the possible contribution of deficiencies in these functions to the appearance of auditory hallucinations is discussed

DOI

10.3109/00207458108985847

Volume

15

Issue

1-2

First Page

87

Last Page

94

NSUWorks Citation

McKay, S., Golden, C. J., Scott, M. (1981). Neuropsychological Correlates of Auditory and Visual Hallucinations.. International Journal of Neuroscience, 15(1-2), 87-94.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/333