The present study aimed to explore the relationship between autistic and schizotypal traits in
the non-clinical population. We first conducted a meta-analysis to quantify the correlation …

The frame problem refers to the fact that organisms must be able to zero in on relevant
aspects of the world and intelligently ignore the vast majority of the world that is irrelevant to …

Psychiatric disorders show high co-morbidity, including co-morbid expressions of subclinical
psychopathology across multiple disease spectra. Given the limitations of classical case …

Background The overlap of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and psychosis or schizophrenia
spectrum disorders (SSD) has exposed problems central to conceptualising and …

BackgroundPrevalence estimates of autistic traits in individuals with psychotic disorders
(PD) vary greatly and it is unclear whether individuals with a familial risk (FR) for psychosis …

Little is known about the internal mental experiences of individuals with ASD. While some
research suggests a limited capacity for imagination, other studies show heightened interest …

Creativity is considered essential to the advancement of every society. To measure
creativity, researchers frequently assess divergent and convergent thinking, which vary …

Although the clinical phenotypes of autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders are
considered distinct, there are substantial areas of overlap between both diagnoses. The two …

According to the predictive-processing framework, only prediction errors (rather than all
sensory inputs) are processed by an organism's perceptual system. Prediction errors can be …

Autistic individuals can experience difficulties with attention reorienting and Theory of Mind
(ToM), which are closely associated with anterior and posterior subdivisions of the right …