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spelling Müller-Vahl, Kirsten R. Riemann, Laura Krämer, Hermann Münchau, Alexander 0953-4180 1875-8584 Hindawi Limited Neurology (clinical) Neurology General Medicine Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/893859 <jats:p><jats:italic>Background</jats:italic>. In the German movie “Vincent will Meer” a healthy actor portrays a man with Tourette’s syndrome.<jats:italic>Objective</jats:italic>. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the performance of tics is convincing and whether this judgment depends on whether he/she suffers from tics or not.<jats:italic>Methods</jats:italic>. While the movie was broadcasted in German cinemas, we put an online survey (including 28 questions on different aspects related to the observation, performance, and authenticity of tics) on the web pages of the German self-help group. 276/296 surveys submitted could be used for further analyses.<jats:italic>Results</jats:italic>. 95.7% of all participants felt that the performance of tics was convincing. However, people with tics (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>26</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>) were less convinced compared to those who had never met a person with tics (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>110</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>) (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M3"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>0.020</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>).<jats:italic>Conclusions</jats:italic>. Our results further support the hypothesis that tics are not “abnormal” but “physiological” movements that are only misplaced both in time and context.</jats:p> Can Tics be Performed Convincingly by an Actor? Behavioural Neurology
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spelling Müller-Vahl, Kirsten R. Riemann, Laura Krämer, Hermann Münchau, Alexander 0953-4180 1875-8584 Hindawi Limited Neurology (clinical) Neurology General Medicine Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/893859 <jats:p><jats:italic>Background</jats:italic>. In the German movie “Vincent will Meer” a healthy actor portrays a man with Tourette’s syndrome.<jats:italic>Objective</jats:italic>. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the performance of tics is convincing and whether this judgment depends on whether he/she suffers from tics or not.<jats:italic>Methods</jats:italic>. While the movie was broadcasted in German cinemas, we put an online survey (including 28 questions on different aspects related to the observation, performance, and authenticity of tics) on the web pages of the German self-help group. 276/296 surveys submitted could be used for further analyses.<jats:italic>Results</jats:italic>. 95.7% of all participants felt that the performance of tics was convincing. However, people with tics (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>26</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>) were less convinced compared to those who had never met a person with tics (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>n</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>110</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>) (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M3"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>P</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>0.020</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math>).<jats:italic>Conclusions</jats:italic>. Our results further support the hypothesis that tics are not “abnormal” but “physiological” movements that are only misplaced both in time and context.</jats:p> Can Tics be Performed Convincingly by an Actor? Behavioural Neurology
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title_full Can Tics be Performed Convincingly by an Actor?
title_fullStr Can Tics be Performed Convincingly by an Actor?
title_full_unstemmed Can Tics be Performed Convincingly by an Actor?
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title_sort can tics be performed convincingly by an actor?
title_unstemmed Can Tics be Performed Convincingly by an Actor?
topic Neurology (clinical), Neurology, General Medicine, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
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