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ArticlePsychological medicine2013

Sensory-based and higher-order operations contribute to abnormal emotional prosody processing in schizophrenia: an electrophysiological investigation.

A P Pinheiro, E Del Re, J Mezin, P G Nestor, A Rauber, R W McCarley, O F Gonçalves, M A Niznikiewicz

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

A P PinheiroNeuropsychophysiology Laboratory, CiPsi, School of Psychology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
E Del Re
J Mezin
P G Nestor
A Rauber
R W McCarley
O F Gonçalves
M A Niznikiewicz
VA Boston Healthcare System · USUniversity of Minho · PTUniversidade Católica de Pelotas · BRUniversity of Massachusetts Boston · US

Funding

NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SCHIZOPHRENIAR01MH040799 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI MCCARLEY, ROBERT W · 1986 to 2011
$6.5M
Genetic Determinants of Schizophrenia Intermediate PhenotypesR01MH092380 · NIMH · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PETRYSHEN, TRACEY · 2012 to 2015
$2.4M
Language Systems in Schizophrenia: Behavioral &ERP DataR01MH063360 · NIMH · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI NIZNIKIEWICZ, MARGARET A · 2002 to 2006
$890k
Semantic knowledge and its underlying structures in schizophrenia-an fMRI studyR03MH078036 · NIMH · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NIZNIKIEWICZ, MARGARET A · 2007 to 2008
$129k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH 040799NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH040799NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH063360NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH092380NIMH NIH HHS R03 MH 078036NIMH NIH HHS R03 MH078036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchizophrenia is characterized by deficits in emotional prosody (EP) perception. However, it is not clear which stages of processing prosody are abnormal and whether the presence of semantic content contributes to the abnormality. This study aimed to examine event-related potential (ERP) correlates of EP processing in 15 chronic schizophrenia individuals and 15 healthy controls.

methodA total of 114 sentences with neutral semantic content [sentences with semantic content (SSC) condition] were generated by a female speaker (38 with happy, 38 with angry, and 38 with neutral intonation). The same sentences were synthesized and presented in the 'pure prosody' sentences (PPS) condition where semantic content was unintelligible.

resultsGroup differences were observed for N100 and P200 amplitude: patients were characterized by more negative N100 for SSC, and more positive P200 for angry and happy SSC and happy PPS. Correlations were found between delusions and P200 amplitude for happy SSC and PPS. Higher error rates in the recognition of EP were also observed in schizophrenia: higher error rates in neutral SSC were associated with reduced N100, and higher error rates in angry SSC were associated with reduced P200.

conclusionsThese results indicate that abnormalities in prosody processing occur at the three stages of EP processing, and are enhanced in SSC. Correlations between P200 amplitude for happy prosody and delusions suggest a role that abnormalities in the processing of emotionally salient acoustic cues may play in schizophrenia symptomatology. Correlations between ERP and behavioral data point to a relationship between early sensory abnormalities and prosody recognition in schizophrenia.

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Schizophrenic PsychologyAcoustic StimulationAdultBrainCase-Control StudiesCuesDelusionsElectroencephalographyEmotionsEvoked Potentials, AuditoryFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate Analysis

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PMID22781212
PMCPMC12831180
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