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ArticleScientific reports2021

Reduced readiness potential and post-movement beta synchronization reflect self-disorders in early course schizophrenia.

Francesco Luciano Donati, Matteo Fecchio, Davide Maestri, Mattia Cornali, Chiara Camilla Derchi, Cecilia Casetta, Maristella Zalaffi, Corrado Sinigaglia, Simone Sarasso, Armando D'Agostino

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Francesco Luciano DonatiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Ospedale San Paolo, Blocco A, Piano 9. Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, MI, Italy. francesco.donati@unimi.it.ORCID 0000-0001-9868-5439
Matteo FecchioDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 'L. Sacco', University of Milan, Padiglione 'LITA', Piano 5, Via Gian Battista Grassi, 74, 20157, Milan, MI, Italy.
Davide MaestriDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Ospedale San Paolo, Blocco A, Piano 9. Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, MI, Italy.
Mattia CornaliDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Ospedale San Paolo, Blocco A, Piano 9. Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, MI, Italy.
Chiara Camilla DerchiIRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Milan, Italy.
Cecilia CasettaDepartment of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Maristella ZalaffiDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 'L. Sacco', University of Milan, Padiglione 'LITA', Piano 5, Via Gian Battista Grassi, 74, 20157, Milan, MI, Italy.
Corrado SinigagliaDepartment of Philosophy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Simone Sarasso *Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 'L. Sacco', University of Milan, Padiglione 'LITA', Piano 5, Via Gian Battista Grassi, 74, 20157, Milan, MI, Italy. simone.sarasso@unimi.it.
Armando D'Agostino *Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Ospedale San Paolo, Blocco A, Piano 9. Via Antonio di Rudinì, 8, 20142, Milan, MI, Italy.
University of Milan · ITDon Carlo Gnocchi Foundation · ITKing's College London · GBUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disturbances of conscious awareness, or self-disorders, are a defining feature of schizophrenia. These include symptoms such as delusions of control, i.e. the belief that one's actions are controlled by an external agent. Models of self-disorders point at altered neural mechanisms of source monitoring, i.e. the ability of the brain to discriminate self-generated stimuli from those driven by the environment. However, evidence supporting this putative relationship is currently lacking. We performed electroencephalography (EEG) during self-paced, brisk right fist closures in ten (M = 9; F = 1) patients with Early-Course Schizophrenia (ECSCZ) and age and gender-matched healthy volunteers. We measured the Readiness Potential (RP), i.e. an EEG feature preceding self-generated movements, and movement-related EEG spectral changes. Self-disorders in ECSCZ were assessed with the Examination of Anomalous Self-Experience (EASE). Patients showed a markedly reduced RP and altered post-movement Event-Related Synchronization (ERS) in the beta frequency band (14-24 Hz) compared to healthy controls. Importantly, smaller RP and weaker ERS were associated with higher EASE scores in ECSCZ. Our data suggest that disturbances of neural correlates preceding and following self-initiated movements may reflect the severity of self-disorders in patients suffering from ECSCZ. These findings point towards deficits in basic mechanisms of sensorimotor integration as a substrate for self-disorders.

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Schizophrenic PsychologyAction PotentialsAdultBrainElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleSchizophreniaSeverity of Illness IndexSymptom AssessmentYoung Adult

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