Illusion as a research tool for inter-analyzer interaction (Iai) characteristics in a psychiatric clinicстатьяТезисы
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Аннотация:Introduction: IAI does not only play a functional role but also has
qualitative and quantitative characteristics. Biological significance
of IAI consists in mobilization of some sensory functions and demobilization
of others as a response to a stimulus signaling changes
in the environment. This constitutes one of the manifestations of
body’s preparatory reactions for action in the forthcoming situation.
It has been established that in patients with psychic pathology
such preparation of the body systems is affected, which may manifest
through changes in illusion frequency.
Objectives: To apply Charpentier illusion to research IAI characteristics
with the purpose of further detection of abnormalities in
the sphere of intermodal interaction.
Methods: One of the IAI research methods, is illusion research,
e.g. Charpentier illusion, since it is based on interaction between
visual and proprioceptive analyzers. Changes in preparatory reaction
in subjects with psychic pathology is characterized by decline
in illusion frequency, patients in these conditions should evaluate
stimuli more correctly than healthy participants. Pre-experimental
research design included two subjects: with white matter pathology
(patient G., male, 27, full agenesis of CC, based on MRI results)
and with IDD (subject A., male, 30).
Results: Research subjects demonstrated absence of illusions,
which is indicative of functional weakness of IAI, which results in
inconsistency of sensory systems and meaningless perception. IAI
plays an important role in formation of human psyche by enabling
the development of significant patterns underlying human cognitive
activity.
Conclusion: Illusion research is relevant for clinical psychological
diagnosis of diseases associated with integrative brain activity
disorders.
Disclosure of interest: The authors have not supplied their declaration
of competing interest.