Brain Evolution, Language and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia

ISBN-13: 9780415537643 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 252 str.

Paolo Brambilla; Andrea Marini

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive review of new developments in the study of language processing and related neural networks in schizophrenia by addressing the complex link between psychopathology, language and evolution at different levels of analysis. Psychopathological symptoms in schizophrenia are mainly characterized by thought and language disorders, which are strictly intertwined. In particular, language is the distinctive dimension of human beings and is ontologically related to brain development. Although normal at the levels of segmental phonology and morphological organization, the speech of patients suffering from schizophrenia is often characterized by flattened intonation and word-finding difficulties. Furthermore, research suggests that the superior temporal gyrus and specific prefrontal areas which support language in humans are altered in people with schizophrenia.

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Part 1: Brain Evolution and Language Phylogenesis  1. Genes and the Evolution of Language Lieberman  2. Navigation, Discourse and the Origin of Language Ferretti  3. Phylogenetic Aspects of the World and Self-Representation in Humans Fabbro and Bergamasco  Part 2: Brain Abnormalities in Schizophrenia  4. Auditory Cortex Asymmetry and Language Processing in Schizophrenia Chance and Casanova  5. Disordered Brain Network Function in Adolescence: Impact on Thought, Language and Vulnerability for Schizophrenia Diwadkar and Ofen  6. Corpus Callosum, Inter-Hemispheric Communication and Language Disturbances in Schizophrenia Perlini, Bellani and Brambilla  7. Structural and Functional Brain Imaging Correlates of Thought Disorder and Other Speech Abnormalities in Schizophrenia Watson and Lawrie  8. Brain Structureal Abnormalities, Social Function and Psychopathology in Schizophrenia Padmanabhan, Hooker and Keshavan  Part 3: Psychopathology and Schizophrenia  9. Thought, Hallucinations and Schizophrenia Modinos and McGuire  10. Neural Correlates of Cognitive Control and Language Processing in Schizophrenia Scangos and Carter  11. Narrative Language Production in Schizophrenia Marini and Perlini  12. Social Premorbid Adjustment and Linguistic Abilities in First Episode Schizophrenia Suárez-Pinilla, Chadi, Ayesa-Arriola and Crespo-Facorro  13. Symptoms, Thought Disorders and Cognitive Remediation Treatment in Schizophrenia De Peri and Vita  14. Concluding Remarks Marini and Brambilla