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World J Psychiatry. Sep 19, 2026; 16(9): 120999
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120999
Published online Sep 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.120999
Table 5 Shared and relatively distinctive findings across disorders
| Ref. | Domain | Schizophrenia | Bipolar disorder | Autism spectrum disorder |
| [10,22,105] | Conscious access | Often impaired in masking and related tasks | Less consistently studied in this specific form | Not central in the same psychosis-oriented literature |
| [33,111-113] | Preattentive deviance detection | Robust MMN abnormalities | Abnormalities reported, often less central | Atypical prediction and sensory processing are also reported |
| [76,114,115] | Thalamocortical dysconnectivity | Prominent and repeatedly implicated | Present but often less sensory weighted | Sensory and social differences are common but framed differently |
| [23,67,116] | Metacognition and insight | Confidence, source monitoring, and insight often disturbed | Insight varies with mood state | Self-monitoring difficulties differ in structure and clinical meaning |
- Citation: Zhang JZ, Wang TT, Zhang J, Wang XY, Liu XH, Wang J, Zhou ZH. Neural mechanisms and circuit foundations of conscious and unconscious dysfunction in schizophrenia. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(9): 120999
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i9/120999.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.120999