Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia

Subtle disturbances of visual and motor function are known features of schizophrenia and can greatly impact quality of life; however, few studies investigate these abnormalities using simple visuomotor stimuli. In healthy people, electrophysiological data show that beta band oscillations in sensorim...

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Main Authors: Robson, Siân E., Brookes, Matthew J., Hall, Emma L., Palaniyappan, Lena, Kumar, Jyothika, Skelton, Michael, Christodoulou, Nikolaos G., Qureshi, Ayaz, Jan, Fiesal, Katshu, Mohammad Z., Liddle, Elizabeth B., Liddle, Peter F., Morris, Peter G.
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author Robson, Siân E.
Brookes, Matthew J.
Hall, Emma L.
Palaniyappan, Lena
Kumar, Jyothika
Skelton, Michael
Christodoulou, Nikolaos G.
Qureshi, Ayaz
Jan, Fiesal
Katshu, Mohammad Z.
Liddle, Elizabeth B.
Liddle, Peter F.
Morris, Peter G.
author_facet Robson, Siân E.
Brookes, Matthew J.
Hall, Emma L.
Palaniyappan, Lena
Kumar, Jyothika
Skelton, Michael
Christodoulou, Nikolaos G.
Qureshi, Ayaz
Jan, Fiesal
Katshu, Mohammad Z.
Liddle, Elizabeth B.
Liddle, Peter F.
Morris, Peter G.
author_sort Robson, Siân E.
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description Subtle disturbances of visual and motor function are known features of schizophrenia and can greatly impact quality of life; however, few studies investigate these abnormalities using simple visuomotor stimuli. In healthy people, electrophysiological data show that beta band oscillations in sensorimotor cortex decrease during movement execution (event-related beta desynchronisation (ERBD)), then increase above baseline for a short time after the movement (post movement beta rebound (PMBR)); while in visual cortex, gamma oscillations are increased throughout stimulus presentation. In this study, we used a selfpaced visuomotor paradigm and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to contrast these responses in patients with schizophrenia and control volunteers. We found significant reductions in the peak-to-peak change in amplitude from ERBD to PMBR in schizophrenia compared with controls. This effect was strongest in patients who made fewer movements, whereas beta was not modulated by movement in controls. There was no significant difference in the amplitude of visual gamma between patients and controls. These data demonstrate that clear abnormalities in basic sensorimotor processing in schizophrenia can be observed using a very simple MEG paradigm
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spelling nottingham-324872020-05-04T17:16:27Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32487/ Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia Robson, Siân E. Brookes, Matthew J. Hall, Emma L. Palaniyappan, Lena Kumar, Jyothika Skelton, Michael Christodoulou, Nikolaos G. Qureshi, Ayaz Jan, Fiesal Katshu, Mohammad Z. Liddle, Elizabeth B. Liddle, Peter F. Morris, Peter G. Subtle disturbances of visual and motor function are known features of schizophrenia and can greatly impact quality of life; however, few studies investigate these abnormalities using simple visuomotor stimuli. In healthy people, electrophysiological data show that beta band oscillations in sensorimotor cortex decrease during movement execution (event-related beta desynchronisation (ERBD)), then increase above baseline for a short time after the movement (post movement beta rebound (PMBR)); while in visual cortex, gamma oscillations are increased throughout stimulus presentation. In this study, we used a selfpaced visuomotor paradigm and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to contrast these responses in patients with schizophrenia and control volunteers. We found significant reductions in the peak-to-peak change in amplitude from ERBD to PMBR in schizophrenia compared with controls. This effect was strongest in patients who made fewer movements, whereas beta was not modulated by movement in controls. There was no significant difference in the amplitude of visual gamma between patients and controls. These data demonstrate that clear abnormalities in basic sensorimotor processing in schizophrenia can be observed using a very simple MEG paradigm Elsevier 2015-09-25 Article PeerReviewed Robson, Siân E., Brookes, Matthew J., Hall, Emma L., Palaniyappan, Lena, Kumar, Jyothika, Skelton, Michael, Christodoulou, Nikolaos G., Qureshi, Ayaz, Jan, Fiesal, Katshu, Mohammad Z., Liddle, Elizabeth B., Liddle, Peter F. and Morris, Peter G. (2015) Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia. NeuroImage: Clinical . ISSN 2213-1582 Schizophrenia magnetoencephalography motor cortex visual cortex electrophysiological processes http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158215001436 doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2015.08.005 doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2015.08.005
spellingShingle Schizophrenia
magnetoencephalography
motor cortex
visual cortex
electrophysiological processes
Robson, Siân E.
Brookes, Matthew J.
Hall, Emma L.
Palaniyappan, Lena
Kumar, Jyothika
Skelton, Michael
Christodoulou, Nikolaos G.
Qureshi, Ayaz
Jan, Fiesal
Katshu, Mohammad Z.
Liddle, Elizabeth B.
Liddle, Peter F.
Morris, Peter G.
Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia
title Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia
title_full Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia
title_fullStr Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia
title_full_unstemmed Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia
title_short Abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia
title_sort abnormal visuomotor processing in schizophrenia
topic Schizophrenia
magnetoencephalography
motor cortex
visual cortex
electrophysiological processes
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32487/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32487/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/32487/