Thoma Patrizia, Daum Irene
Ruhr-University of Bochum, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department for Neuropsychology, Universitätsstrasse 150, Bochum 44780, Germany.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2006;30(8):1182-205. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2006.09.001. Epub 2006 Oct 31.
The interpretation of proverbs has a long tradition in the assessment of abstract thinking, particularly in schizophrenia. Although the usefulness of proverb interpretation as a diagnostic tool has been questioned over the years, the comprehension of non-literal language nevertheless plays an important role in social interactions. Thus, researchers remain interested in the neurocognitive mechanisms mediating comprehension and use of figurative language. The present paper summarizes and evaluates the evidence from behavioral, lesion and imaging studies including data for compromised figurative language processing derived from clinical populations. One main focus is on studies of figurative language comprehension in schizophrenia. Several theoretical explanations proposed to account for the difficulties schizophrenia patients experience when confronted with figurative language will be addressed. An integration of the evidence from different areas of research is attempted and directions for future investigation are outlined.
在抽象思维评估中，尤其是在精神分裂症评估中，对谚语的阐释有着悠久的传统。尽管多年来谚语阐释作为一种诊断工具的实用性受到了质疑，但对非字面语言的理解在社会互动中仍然起着重要作用。因此，研究人员仍然对介导比喻性语言理解和使用的神经认知机制感兴趣。本文总结并评估了来自行为、损伤和成像研究的证据，包括来自临床人群的比喻性语言处理受损的数据。一个主要重点是精神分裂症中比喻性语言理解的研究。将探讨为解释精神分裂症患者在面对比喻性语言时所经历的困难而提出的几种理论解释。试图整合来自不同研究领域的证据，并概述未来研究的方向。
