Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals
Introduction: It has been suggested that abnormal perceptual processing and somatosensory amplification may be contributory factors to somatoform symptom reporting. A key source of somatosensory information is proprioception, yet the perception and integration of this sense has not been sufficiently...
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| description | Introduction: It has been suggested that abnormal perceptual processing and somatosensory amplification may be contributory factors to somatoform symptom reporting. A key source of somatosensory information is proprioception, yet the perception and integration of this sense has not been sufficiently investigated in those prone to somatoform disorders.
Methods: Subclinical groups of high- and low-scorers on the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire made judgements about the location of their unseen hand following congruent or incongruent visuo-proprioceptive feedback, which was manipulated using a MIRAGE-mediated reality system.
Results: No differences were found between groups, with both groups displaying normal proprioceptive accuracy under congruent conditions and equivalent visuo-proprioceptive integration under incongruent conditions.
Conclusions: The results suggest that amplification of, or abnormal weighting for, proprioceptive signals is not a contributing factor to somatoform symptom reporting. |
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| spelling | nottingham-390712020-05-04T18:09:57Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39071/ Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals Ratcliffe, Natasha Newport, Roger Introduction: It has been suggested that abnormal perceptual processing and somatosensory amplification may be contributory factors to somatoform symptom reporting. A key source of somatosensory information is proprioception, yet the perception and integration of this sense has not been sufficiently investigated in those prone to somatoform disorders. Methods: Subclinical groups of high- and low-scorers on the Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire made judgements about the location of their unseen hand following congruent or incongruent visuo-proprioceptive feedback, which was manipulated using a MIRAGE-mediated reality system. Results: No differences were found between groups, with both groups displaying normal proprioceptive accuracy under congruent conditions and equivalent visuo-proprioceptive integration under incongruent conditions. Conclusions: The results suggest that amplification of, or abnormal weighting for, proprioceptive signals is not a contributing factor to somatoform symptom reporting. Taylor & Francis 2016-09-23 Article PeerReviewed Ratcliffe, Natasha and Newport, Roger (2016) Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 21 (5). pp. 429-446. ISSN 1464-0619 Somatoform dissociation medically unexplained symptoms proprioception sensory integration MIRAGE http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13546805.2016.1231112 doi:10.1080/13546805.2016.1231112 doi:10.1080/13546805.2016.1231112 |
| spellingShingle | Somatoform dissociation medically unexplained symptoms proprioception sensory integration MIRAGE Ratcliffe, Natasha Newport, Roger Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals |
| title | Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals |
| title_full | Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals |
| title_fullStr | Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals |
| title_short | Evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals |
| title_sort | evidence that subclinical somatoform dissociation is not characterised by heightened awareness of proprioceptive signals |
| topic | Somatoform dissociation medically unexplained symptoms proprioception sensory integration MIRAGE |
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