title: Echopraxia in schizophrenia: possible mechanisms.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to present a possible mechanism underpinning echopraxia in schizophrenia. It is proposed that echopraxia occurs in schizophrenia when the mirror neuron system provides a representation to the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and the motor cortex (and via the IFG, to the anterior cingulate cortex) and that this potential becomes executed movement, when the disorder is associated with decreased inhibition and increased arousal.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia. spridmore@iprimus.com.au
authors.forename: Saxby
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pridmore
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brüne
authors.forename: Jamshid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dale
mesh_terms: D001072:Apraxias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006179:Gyrus Cinguli / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000503:physiopathology; D009433:Neural Inhibition / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011596:Psychomotor Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index