Study suggests overdiagnosis of schizophrenia
Researchers provide evidence schizophrenia may be overdiangosed in patients experiencing anxiety and other mood disorders. ... Read More...
auditory hallucinations
We May Hear Others’ Footsteps, but How Do We Ignore Our Own?
A new study reveals the neural processes we use to ignore the sound of our own footsteps and other self made noises. Researchers say the findings may shed new light on how we learn to speak and play music.... Read More...
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...
Link Between Hallucinations and Dopamine Not Such a Mystery
Researchers report elevated dopamine levels may make those with schizophrenia rely more on expectations, which results in them experiencing auditory hallucinations.... 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...
Shedding Light on the Voices in Our Heads
A new study reports the brain considers our internal voice to be the same as speaking our thoughts aloud. The findings could have important implications for understanding auditory hallucinations in Schizophrenia.... 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...
Brain Area Responsible for ‘Hearing Voices’ in Schizophrenia Discovered
Researchers have identified a specific area of the brain responsible for auditory verbal hallucinations in people with schizophrenia. The researchers were able to control the hallucinations with the help of transcranial magnetic stimulation.... Read More...
People Who Hear Voices Can Detect Hidden Speech in Unusual Sounds
A new study published in Brain reveals people who experience auditory vocal hallucinations are better at detecting hidden speech in ambiguous sounds than non voice-hearers.... 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...
Vulnerability to Psychosis: How to Detect it
Researchers have identified an early vulnerability biomarker for psychosis.... Read More...
Small RNA Identified That Offers Clues for Quieting the ‘Voices’ of Schizophrenia
A new study identifies a microRNA that may be essential to restoring normal function in a brain circuit associated with auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia.... Read More...