Iris E. C. Sommer

TL;DR: It is suggested that frequent AVH in non-psychotic adults past the peak incidence age for psychosis constitute a rather static symptom and that individuals with AVH may be best viewed as situated on a need for care continuum.

TL;DR: The presence of verbal AH (AVH) was predictive for false alarm rate in auditory language perception, whereas the presence of non-verbal auditory or visual hallucinations was not, suggesting that enhanced top-down processing does not transfer across modalities.

TL;DR: Results showed that language-related areas in the left hemisphere were significantly more activated than the right-sided homotope regions, and the hypothesis that auditory verbal hallucinations arise from a right hemisphere source of language production (inner speech) and are subsequently perceived as originating from an external source is not supported by the available evidence.

TL;DR: The data provides a proof of principle that digital phenotyping tools can identify changes in human behavior incited by a common external environmental factor.

TL;DR: White matter pathology associated with the presence of AVH, independent of diagnostic status, was identified, however, commonalities were constrained to younger and more homogenous groups, after reducing pathologic variance associated with advancing age and chronicity effects.