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Publication Name World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID 113487
Country South Korea
Received
2025-08-27 10:20
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2026-02-28 08:32
ISSN 2220-3206 (online)
Open Access This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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Category Psychiatry
Manuscript Type Letter to the Editor
Article Title Decoding auditory hallucinations with brain blood flow patterns?
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Haewon Byeon
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Haewon Byeon http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3363-390X
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00237287
Corresponding Author Haewon Byeon, Associate Professor, Director, PhD, Worker's Care & Digital Health Lab, Department of Future Technology, Korea University of Technology and Education, 1600, Chungjeol-ro, Cheonan 31253, South Korea. bhwpuma@naver.com
Key Words Auditory verbal hallucinations; Transcranial Doppler; Nomogram; Cerebral hemodynamics; Differential diagnosis
Core Tip This letter highlights the groundbreaking study by Cai et al, which uses an accessible tool to differentiate the causes of auditory verbal hallucinations. The researchers employed transcranial Doppler to find distinct brain blood flow patterns (hemodynamic signatures) in auditory verbal hallucinations across schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression. While this is a promising proof-of-concept, the findings are preliminary due to the study’s retrospective, single-center design and the potential for medication-related confounding. For widespread clinical use, the models must be validated in larger, more diverse patient populations.
Publish Date 2026-02-28 08:32
Citation

Byeon H. Decoding auditory hallucinations with brain blood flow patterns? World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(3): 113487

URL https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i3/113487.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i3.113487
Full Article (PDF) WJP-16-113487-with-cover.pdf
Manuscript File 113487_Auto_Edited_055632.docx
Answering Reviewers 113487-answering-reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip 113487-audio.mp3
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form 113487-conflict-of-interest-statement.pdf
Copyright License Agreement 113487-copyright-assignment.pdf
Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate 113487-non-native-speakers.pdf
Peer-review Report 113487-peer-reviews.pdf
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Scientific Editor Work List 113487-scientific-editor-work-list.pdf
CrossCheck Report 113487-crosscheck-report.pdf