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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Schizophrenia spectrum disorders involve a deficient sense of self and abnormal bodily perception.
  • These bodily abnormalities are strong predictors for developing schizophrenic illnesses.
  • The psychosis continuum hypothesis suggests detachment from one's body in high schizotypy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate abnormal Body Structural Representation (BSR) in individuals with high schizotypy.
  • To extend previous findings on BSR deficits in schizophrenia to schizotypal traits.
  • To explore the relationship between bodily perception, schizotypy, and dissociative experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Finger Localization Task (FLT) to assess tactile spatial awareness.
  • Employed the In Between Task (IBT) to evaluate the perception of finger spacing.
  • Administered the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) to measure dissociative symptomatology.

Main Results:

  • Individuals with high schizotypy demonstrated significantly lower accuracy in determining finger spatial configurations compared to low schizotypy individuals.
  • Performance on both the FLT and IBT was negatively correlated with DES scores.
  • These findings indicate impaired bodily self-representation in high schizotypy.

Conclusions:

  • Abnormal bodily experiences and dissociative symptomatology are associated with a progressive loss of self.
  • Impaired body awareness and dissociative traits may serve as potential markers for schizophrenia proneness.
  • The study supports the link between bodily perception deficits and the psychosis continuum.