Titre
Magical ideation modulates spatial behavior
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Auteur(s)
Mohr, C.
Auteure/Auteur
Bracha, H.S.
Auteure/Auteur
Brugger, P.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2003
Volume
15
Numéro
2
Première page
168
Dernière page/numéro d’article
74
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
0895-0172 (Print) 0895-0172 (Linking) Case Reports Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Résumé
Previous research has found that animals as well as persons with psychotic disorders preferentially orient away from the cerebral hemisphere with the more active dopamine system. This study investigated the modulation of spatial behavior by a mode of thinking reminiscent of the positive symptoms of psychosis. In a non-treatment-seeking sample of healthy volunteers (20 women and 16 men), the authors assessed the lateral biases in turning and veering behavior and in line bisection as a function of their magical ideation, that is, a mild form of schizotypy. Across tasks, pronounced magical ideation was associated with reduced right-sided orientation preferences. This finding suggests a relative hyperdopaminergia of the right hemisphere as the biological basis of magical ideation.
Sujets
PID Serval
serval:BIB_C6F5A3170E95
Date de création
2011-01-17T18:07:32.742Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T22:50:14Z