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Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2017

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...

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What Happens When People Hear Voices Others Don’t?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 11, 2017

Computational modeling and neuroimaging could help differentiate people with psychosis from those who experience auditory hallucinations without the disorder.... Read More...

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Cannabis Compound Could Unlock New Cognitive Treatment for Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsJune 5, 2017

According to researchers, Cannabidiol, an active compound in cannabis plants, could help to alleviate cognitive impairment in people with schizophrenia.... Read More...

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Neuroscience Explanations For ‘Alien Abduction’ Aren’t So Out of This World

Neuroscience NewsMay 12, 2017

Researchers provide more real, scientific explanations as to why some people are convinced they have experienced alien encounters.... Read More...

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Vulnerability to Psychosis: How to Detect it

Neuroscience NewsMarch 29, 2017

Researchers have identified an early vulnerability biomarker for psychosis.... Read More...

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Neurocognitive Deficits May Be A Red Flag For Psychosis

Neuroscience NewsNovember 2, 2016

Neurocognitive impairments may serve as early warning signs for schizophrenia, a new study reports.... Read More...

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Did You See That? Inducing Visual Hallucinations in Healthy People

Neuroscience NewsOctober 12, 2016

Researchers have developed a new method to induce visual hallucinations in healthy people. The study could help to develop new treatments to control hallucinations in people with Parkinson's and other disorders.... Read More...

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Suppressing Schizophrenia Symptoms Without Side Effects: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 20, 2016

A new study reports researchers have discovered a mechanism that helps explain how compounds they’re developing can suppress schizophrenia-like symptoms in mice without side effects.... Read More...

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Exercise May Help Tackle Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Neuroscience NewsAugust 12, 2016

According to a new study, aerobic exercise can help improve brain function in people with schizophrenia.... Read More...

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Eliminating Core Schizophrenia Symptoms in Mice

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2016

Researchers use chemical compound to restore brain regions affected by schizophrenia. ... Read More...

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Common Antibiotic May Be Linked to Temporary Mental Confusion

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 18, 2016

According to researchers, some common antibiotics could be linked to delirium and some other temporary brain problems.... Read More...

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The God Brain: Roundtable Discussion on God and Spirituality for Brain Games

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 15, 2016

Is belief in God innate in our brains, as if it were installed by some divine programmer? Or is spirituality a more complex evolving adaptation that has both helped and harmed us as a species? National Geographic's Brain Games asks Neuroscience News.... Read More...

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Brain Disconnections May Contribute to Parkinson’s Hallucinations

What Happens When People Hear Voices Others Don’t?

Cannabis Compound Could Unlock New Cognitive Treatment for Schizophrenia

Neuroscience Explanations For ‘Alien Abduction’ Aren’t So Out of This World

Vulnerability to Psychosis: How to Detect it

Neurocognitive Deficits May Be A Red Flag For Psychosis

Did You See That? Inducing Visual Hallucinations in Healthy People

Suppressing Schizophrenia Symptoms Without Side Effects: Mouse Study

Exercise May Help Tackle Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Eliminating Core Schizophrenia Symptoms in Mice

Common Antibiotic May Be Linked to Temporary Mental Confusion

The God Brain: Roundtable Discussion on God and Spirituality for Brain Games