Why Are Some Mushrooms “Magic”?
Researchers investigate the evolutionary development of psilocybin in some mushrooms. They conclude mushrooms may have evolved to be hallucinogenic to lower the odds of being eaten by insects.... Read More...
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Pioneering Technique Helps People with Schizophrenia Control Brain Activity
Researchers have developed a new technique that could allow those with schizophrenia, who do not respond to medications, to control verbal hallucinations. ... Read More...
Researchers Induce a Form of Synesthesia with Hypnosis
Hypnotic suggestion can trigger visual hallucinations similar to those experienced by people with synethesia, researchers report. ... Read More...
Study Links Brain Structure With Hallucinations and Musical Aptitude
A new study links the white matter integrity of the corpus callosum with a person's likelihood of experiencing auditory hallucinations and their musical aptitude.... Read More...
Avatar Therapy May Help Reduce Auditory Hallucinations in People With Schizophrenia
A new Lancet study reports auditory hallucinations may be reduced in people with schizophrenia following face-to-face discussions with an avatar that says the things they hear. Researchers report the patients were able to verbalize their feeling by 'standing up to' the avatars and taking control of the conversations.... Read More...
Link Between Infection and Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered
University of Otago researchers report children have an increased risk of developing cognitive deficits linked to schizophrenia if their mother's immune system was activated as a result of infection during pregnancy.... Read More...
Mechanism That Helps Us Inhibit Unwanted Thoughts Identified
GABA concentration within the hippocampus may predict a person's ability to block memory retrieval and prevent unwanted thoughts from occurring, a new study reports.... Read More...
People with Psychotic-Like Experiences Spend Less Time in Healthy Brain States
According to researchers, healthy people who experience subtle symptoms of psychotic disorders, such as hallucinations, have altered brain dynamics.... Read More...
Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations
Researchers have identified functional connectivity problems in brain regions associated with visual processing and attention in Parkinson's patients who experience visual hallucinations.... Read More...
What Happens When People Hear Voices Others Don’t?
Computational modeling and neuroimaging could help differentiate people with psychosis from those who experience auditory hallucinations without the disorder.... Read More...
Cannabis Compound Could Unlock New Cognitive Treatment for Schizophrenia
According to researchers, Cannabidiol, an active compound in cannabis plants, could help to alleviate cognitive impairment in people with schizophrenia.... Read More...
Neuroscience Explanations For ‘Alien Abduction’ Aren’t So Out of This World
Researchers provide more real, scientific explanations as to why some people are convinced they have experienced alien encounters.... Read More...