Schizophrenia, the sense of 'self' and the right cerebral hemisphere.

Schizophrenia is described in phenomenological theory as an illness with various degrees of 'self disintegration' and/or 'disembodiment' experiences. Cognitive neuroscience and neurology had identified specific brain structures, all in the right cerebral hemisphere, that are crucial for the generation of a normal 'sense of self' and self-corporeal-awareness. Behavioral and neuroanatomical evidence also suggest various deficits in the right hemisphere of schizophrenics. A hypothesis is put forth here for a strong linkage and correlation between the specific brain constructs involved in self/corporeal-awareness and the schizophrenic symptoms manifesting the disintegration of the 'self'.