Involuntary Memories Investigation in Schizophrenia

Inclusion Criteria:

• - for patients only
• male or female
• age limits : 18-55 years old
• under the protection of health insurance
• who have signed up the consent form
• schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder according to the DSM-5 criteria (APA, 2013).
• clinically stable for at least 2 months
• patients under guardianship or curatorship need agreement of their legal representative
• informed of the results of prior medical examination for controls only
• male or female
• age limits : 18-55 years old
• under the protection of health insurance
• who have sign up the consent form
• recruited from the general population and matched on gender, age years of schooling
• no psychiatric history (DSM-5)

Exclusion Criteria:

• for both patients and controls
• current severe or unstable somatic illness
• neurological history (brain injury > 15 minutes loss of consciousness , epilepsia, brain surgery…)
• current substance use disorder (DSM-5)
• current major depressive disorder (CDSS,BDI, HDRS)
• mental retardation (IQ < 70, WAIS-4, f-NART)
• history of general anesthesia 3 months prior to the experiment
• pregnancy declared by the subject
• breast feeding
• current legal control
• in emergency situation
• included during exclusion period in another experiment
• for controls only
• taking of antipsychotic drugs for the 3 weeks prior to inclusion
• under guardianship or curatorship