Establishing the neural basis of auditory-verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia [ 1/1/2021 - 12/31/2024 ]

Research Grant

Brief description Auditory-verbal hallucinations (AVH) - or hearing voices when no one is talking - are characteristic and debilitating symptoms of schizophrenia. AVH have been hypothesized to reflect inner speech being misperceived as external speech. Our research team has developed an objective brain marker of inner speech. We will use this marker to determine whether AVH are caused by abnormal inner speech in people with schizophrenia. Findings will inform treatments for this incapacitating disorder.

Funding Amount $563,020

Funding Scheme Ideas Grants

Chief Investigator Prof Thomas Whitford

Notes Ideas Grants