... auditory hallucinations have virtually been unknown until recently. These theories of auditory hallucinations "suggest that the production of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia is associated with increased activity in a network of cortical areas specialized for language" (McGuire, PK, GMS Shah, and RM Murray; Lancet, v. 342, iss. 8873, pg 704; 1993). McGuire, Shah, and Murray conducted a famous study in which they studied 12 schizophrenic ... increase of blood flow during auditory hallucinations. This is interesting because "since hallucinations usually involve understanding the "...

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