Background Sensorimotor gating abnormalities have been previously correlated with
thought disturbance in schizophrenic patients. These correlative studies have led to the
hypothesis that sensorimotor gating abnormalities may underlie thought disturbance.
Several authors have cautioned, however, that this and similar hypotheses are supported by
data recorded at different times or during" resting states" and therefore incorrectly assume
that the observed association represents a concurrent relationship. To address this issue …