A review of abnormalities in the perception of visual illusions in schizophrenia

Abstract

Specific abnormalities of vision in schizophrenia have been observed to affect high-level and some low-level integration mechanisms, suggesting that people with schizophrenia may experience anomalies across different stages in the visual system affecting either early or late processing or both. Here, we review the research into visual illusion perception in schizophrenia and the issues which previous research has faced. One general finding that emerged from the literature is that those with schizophrenia are mostly immune to the effects of high-level illusory displays, but this effect is not consistent across all low-level illusions. The present review suggests that this resistance is due to the weakening of top–down perceptual mechanisms and may be relevant to the understanding of symptoms of visual distortion rather than hallucinations as previously thought.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1168-5
Divisions: College of Health & Life Sciences > Aston Medical School
College of Health & Life Sciences > School of Psychology
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Uncontrolled Keywords: High-level vision,Low-level vision,Schizophrenia,Visual illusions,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology,Developmental and Educational Psychology
Publication ISSN: 1531-5320
Last Modified: 11 Mar 2024 18:28
Date Deposited: 02 Jul 2020 12:40
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PURE Output Type: Review article
Published Date: 2017-06-01
Published Online Date: 2016-10-11
Accepted Date: 2016-10-01
Authors: King, Daniel J. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-5797-9203)
Hodgekins, Joanne
Chouinard, Philippe A.
Chouinard, Virginie Anne
Sperandio, Irene

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