Explaining delusions: reducing uncertainty through basic and computational neuroscience
EJ Feeney, SM Groman, JR Taylor… - Schizophrenia …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Delusions, the fixed false beliefs characteristic of psychotic illness, have long defied
understanding despite their response to pharmacological treatments (eg, D2 receptor …
understanding despite their response to pharmacological treatments (eg, D2 receptor …
Toward a neurobiology of delusions
Delusions are the false and often incorrigible beliefs that can cause severe suffering in
mental illness. We cannot yet explain them in terms of underlying neurobiological …
mental illness. We cannot yet explain them in terms of underlying neurobiological …
Rethinking delusions: A selective review of delusion research through a computational lens
Delusions are rigid beliefs held with high certainty despite contradictory evidence.
Notwithstanding decades of research, we still have a limited understanding of the …
Notwithstanding decades of research, we still have a limited understanding of the …
Why do delusions persist?
PR Corlett, JH Krystal, JR Taylor… - Frontiers in human …, 2009 - frontiersin.org
Delusions are bizarre and distressing beliefs that characterize certain mental illnesses. They
arise without clear reasons and are remarkably persistent. Recent models of delusions …
arise without clear reasons and are remarkably persistent. Recent models of delusions …
Dual-stream modulation failure: A novel hypothesis for the formation and maintenance of delusions in schizophrenia
WJ Speechley, ETC Ngan - Medical Hypotheses, 2008 - Elsevier
Delusions, a cardinal feature of schizophrenia, are characterized by the development and
preservation of false beliefs despite reason and evidence to the contrary. A number of …
preservation of false beliefs despite reason and evidence to the contrary. A number of …
[HTML][HTML] Everything is connected: inference and attractors in delusions
Delusions are, by popular definition, false beliefs that are held with certainty and resistant to
contradictory evidence. They seem at odds with the notion that the brain at least …
contradictory evidence. They seem at odds with the notion that the brain at least …
Modelling delusions as temporally-evolving beliefs (Commentary on Coltheart and Davies)
PR Corlett, PC Fletcher - Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Delusions demand an explanation in terms of their neural, psychological, and
sociological mechanisms. We must bridge these levels of explanation in order to understand …
sociological mechanisms. We must bridge these levels of explanation in order to understand …
The doxastic shear pin: delusions as errors of learning and memory
SK Fineberg, PR Corlett - Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
We reconsider delusions in terms of a “doxastic shear pin”, a mechanism that errs so as to
prevent the destruction of the machine (brain) and permit continued function (in an …
prevent the destruction of the machine (brain) and permit continued function (in an …
Are clinical delusions adaptive?
E Lancellotta, L Bortolotti - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Delusions are symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and dementia. By
and large, delusions are characterized by their behavioral manifestations and defined as …
and large, delusions are characterized by their behavioral manifestations and defined as …
Delusions and theories of belief
MH Connors, PW Halligan - Consciousness and Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
Cognitive neuropsychiatry is a branch of cognitive psychology that seeks to explain
neuropsychiatric symptoms in terms of disruptions or damage to normal cognitive processes …
neuropsychiatric symptoms in terms of disruptions or damage to normal cognitive processes …