Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population
Psychotic experiences (PE) are prevalent and associated with several negative mental health outcomes in both clinical and general population, particularly in young people. A promising avenue to understand the mechanisms underlying PE is to investigate functions that may be related to specific neural...
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| author | José Luis Ulloa José Luis Ulloa Daniel E. Núñez Daniel E. Núñez Pablo A. Gaspar Pablo A. Gaspar Pablo A. Gaspar Marcel Brass Marcel Brass |
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| description | Psychotic experiences (PE) are prevalent and associated with several negative mental health outcomes in both clinical and general population, particularly in young people. A promising avenue to understand the mechanisms underlying PE is to investigate functions that may be related to specific neural systems. One of these key cognitive mechanisms is the ability to control our imitative responses, which is strongly linked to an adequate social functioning. Emergent evidence suggests that impairments in this function might be involved in the early expressions of psychosis, but few studies have investigated its association with PE in a sample from the general population. Using an imitation-inhibition paradigm we examined this relationship in a community sample of young healthy individuals (N=204) and found that increased levels of PE levels were associated with lower imitative inhibitory control. These effects seem to be specific to imitation-inhibition as no correlation was found for a more general cognitive control as addressed by a Stroop-like task. In addition, these effects seem to be more evident for paranoid ideations. Overall, our results suggest that imitative inhibitory control can serve as a proxy to detect abnormalities associated with psychotic experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d623a1e194d4b5581f7cb1852d12a252024-11-11T06:10:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402024-11-011510.3389/fpsyt.2024.14700301470030Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general populationJosé Luis Ulloa0José Luis Ulloa1Daniel E. Núñez2Daniel E. Núñez3Pablo A. Gaspar4Pablo A. Gaspar5Pablo A. Gaspar6Marcel Brass7Marcel Brass8Programa de Investigación Asociativa (PIA) en Ciencias Cognitivas, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas (CICC), Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Talca, ChileMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, ChilePrograma de Investigación Asociativa (PIA) en Ciencias Cognitivas, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Cognitivas (CICC), Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Talca, Talca, ChileMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, ChileMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, ChileDepartamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileDepartamento de Neurociencia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileBerlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, GermanyFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, East Flanders, BelgiumPsychotic experiences (PE) are prevalent and associated with several negative mental health outcomes in both clinical and general population, particularly in young people. A promising avenue to understand the mechanisms underlying PE is to investigate functions that may be related to specific neural systems. One of these key cognitive mechanisms is the ability to control our imitative responses, which is strongly linked to an adequate social functioning. Emergent evidence suggests that impairments in this function might be involved in the early expressions of psychosis, but few studies have investigated its association with PE in a sample from the general population. Using an imitation-inhibition paradigm we examined this relationship in a community sample of young healthy individuals (N=204) and found that increased levels of PE levels were associated with lower imitative inhibitory control. These effects seem to be specific to imitation-inhibition as no correlation was found for a more general cognitive control as addressed by a Stroop-like task. In addition, these effects seem to be more evident for paranoid ideations. Overall, our results suggest that imitative inhibitory control can serve as a proxy to detect abnormalities associated with psychotic experiences.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1470030/fullpsychotic experiencesinhibitory controlimitation-inhibitioncommunity sampleonline study |
| spellingShingle | José Luis Ulloa José Luis Ulloa Daniel E. Núñez Daniel E. Núñez Pablo A. Gaspar Pablo A. Gaspar Pablo A. Gaspar Marcel Brass Marcel Brass Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population Frontiers in Psychiatry psychotic experiences inhibitory control imitation-inhibition community sample online study |
| title | Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population |
| title_full | Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population |
| title_fullStr | Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population |
| title_short | Imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population |
| title_sort | imitative inhibitory control is associated with psychotic experiences in a sample from the general population |
| topic | psychotic experiences inhibitory control imitation-inhibition community sample online study |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1470030/full |
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