This paper considers psychotic symptoms in terms of false inferences or beliefs. It is based
on the notion that the brain is an inference machine that actively constructs hypotheses to …

We did a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the magnitude and specificity of
the “jumping to conclusions”(JTC) bias in psychosis and delusions. We examined the extent …

Abstract 'Hyperfocus' is a phenomenon that reflects one's complete absorption in a task, to a
point where a person appears to completely ignore or 'tune out'everything else. Hyperfocus …

Background Coronavirus-related conspiracy theories (CT) have been found to be
associated with fewer pandemic containment-focused behaviors. It is therefore important to …

We completed a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between delusions in
psychosis and 4 cognitive biases:“jumping to conclusions”(JTC), the “bias against …

It has been claimed that delusional and delusion-prone individuals have a tendency to
gather less data before forming beliefs. Most of the evidence for this “jumping to …

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex mental disorder that may result in some combination of
hallucinations, delusions and disorganized thinking. Here SCZ patients and healthy controls …

Importance Cognitive interventions increasingly complement psychopharmacological
treatment to enhance symptomatic and functional outcome in schizophrenia. Metacognitive …

Dysfunctional decision-making has been implicated in the positive and negative symptoms
of schizophrenia. Decision-making can be conceptualized within the framework of …

A considerable number of recent experimental and computational studies suggest that
subtle impairments of excitatory to inhibitory balance or regulation are involved in many …