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A sneaking suspicion: The semantics of emotional beliefs and delusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 December 2008

Angus W. MacDonald
Angus W. MacDonald
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455. angus@umn.eduhttp://www.psych.umn.edu/research/tricam/
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Abstract

This commentary challenges Rogers & McClelland (R&M) to use their model to account for delusional belief formation and maintenance. The gradual development of delusions and the nature of disconnectivity in Capgras delusions are used to illustrate the role of emotional salience in delusions. It is not clear how this kind of emotional saliency can be represented within the current architecture.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , December 2008 , pp. 719 - 720
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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