2023
Assumed shared belief about conspiracy theories in social networks protects paranoid individuals against distress
Suthaharan P, Corlett P. Assumed shared belief about conspiracy theories in social networks protects paranoid individuals against distress. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 6084. PMID: 37055504, PMCID: PMC10100615, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-33305-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConspiratorial beliefsConspiracy theoriesLess emotional distressIndividual-level processesParanoid individualsClinical paranoiaParanoid beliefsPsychological studiesConspiracy beliefsEmotional distressPersecutory delusionsBehavioral predictorsSocial supportBelief formationSocial accountsSocial networksOrganizational factorsParanoiaBroader social networksBeliefsLarge social networksSocietal normsDistressTaskLevel processes
2012
The neurobiology of schizotypy: Fronto-striatal prediction error signal correlates with delusion-like beliefs in healthy people
Corlett PR, Fletcher PC. The neurobiology of schizotypy: Fronto-striatal prediction error signal correlates with delusion-like beliefs in healthy people. Neuropsychologia 2012, 50: 3612-3620. PMID: 23079501, PMCID: PMC3694307, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.09.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy peopleSymptoms of psychosisPsychotic illnessEarly psychosisHealthy individualsPsychosis showHealthy beliefsAdditional alterationsNeural markersNeural responsesSymptomsPsychosisNovel evidenceDelusional ideationDistressSchizotypal experiencesAlterationsPatientsPrevious observationsIllness