• Correlates of Hallucinatory Experiences in the General Population: An International Multisite Replication Study 

      Moseley, Peter; Aleman, André; Allen, Paul; Bell, Vaughan; Bless, Josef Johann; Bortolon, Catherine; Cello, Matteo; Garrison, Jane; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan; Kozáková, Eva; Larøi, Frank; Moffatt, Jamie; Say, Nicolas; Smailes, David; Suzuki, Mimi; Toh, Wei Lin; Woodward, Todd; Zaytseva, Yuliya; Rossell, Susan; Fernyhough, Charles (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Hallucinatory experiences can occur in both clinical and nonclinical groups. However, in previous studies of the general population, investigations of the cognitive mechanisms underlying hallucinatory experiences have ...
    • In the twilight zone: An epidemiological study of sleep-related hallucinations 

      Bless, Josef Johann; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan; Kråkvik, Bodil; Vedul-Kjelsås, Einar; Kalhovde, Anne Martha; Grønli, Janne; Larøi, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Few studies have investigated hallucinations that occur at the onset/offset of sleep (called hypnagogic/hypnopompic hallucinations; HHHs), despite the fact that their prevalence in the general population is ...
    • Intra-Regional Glu-GABA vs Inter-Regional Glu-Glu Imbalance: A 1H-MRS Study of the Neurochemistry of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia. 

      Hjelmervik, Helene; Craven, Alexander R.; Sinkeviciute, Igne; Johnsen, Erik; Kompus, Kristiina; Bless, Josef Johann; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Ersland, Lars; Gruner, Eli Renate; Hugdahl, Kenneth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-18)
      Glutamate (Glu), gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA), and excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance have inconsistently been implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia. Elevated Glu levels in language regions have been suggested ...
    • Negative valence of hallucinatory voices as predictor of cortical glutamatergic metabolite levels in schizophrenia patients 

      Hjelmervik, Helene; Craven, Alexander R.; Johnsen, Erik; Kompus, Kristiina; Bless, Josef Johann; Sinkeviciute, Igne; Kroken, Rune Andreas; Løberg, Else-Marie; Ersland, Lars; Grüner, Eli Renate; Sommer, Iris E.; Hugdahl, Kenneth Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives Negative emotional valence of auditory verbal hallucinations (AVHs) in schizophrenia can be a source of distress and is considered a strong predictor of illness severity. Previous studies have found glutamate ...