title: Schizophrenic symptoms: a theory based on a neurophysiological model.
abstract: Under normal conditions, just a few mental subunits are simultaneously at a conscious level according to a previously presented model. The present paper explains how a somewhat increased number of simultaneously appearing subunits can cause the positive schizophrenic symptoms (thought disturbances, hallucinations, etc). Negative schizophrenic symptoms can develop when too few mental subunits are appearing at a time. Neuroleptic drugs are proposed to act by reducing the number of simultaneously appearing subunits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Lillhagen's Hospital, Hisings Backa, Sweden.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Johannisson
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents