FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 25, 2019·4 min readTobacco Use in Adolescence Tied to Paranoia, Due Largely to Shared Genetic InfluencesResearchers have discovered a link between teenage tobacco use and an increased risk of psychotic experiences, such as paranoia and hallucinations. They report this may be due, in part, to some shared genetic influences.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 5, 2019·4 min readHallucinations May Be Caused By a Fold in the BrainResearchers implicate a brain region called the paracingulate sulcus in the experience of hallucinations. The findings shed light into why some people are more likely to hallucinate than others, and provides a new target for treatment aimed at reducing the experience.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 18, 2018·4 min readAre Near Death Experiences Hallucinations?Researchers consider the neurobiology of near death experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·November 8, 2018·5 min readBrain Activity Pattern May Be Early Sign of SchizophreniaResearchers have identified abnormalities in specific neural networks that may be a biomarker to predict the risk of developing schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 18, 2018·5 min readSensory Perception is Not A One Way StreetResearchers decipher the pathways by which the brain alters its own perception of the outside world.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2018·4 min readWe 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
FeaturedPsychology·June 30, 2018·5 min readAmazonian Psychedelic May Ease Severe DepressionAyahuasca, a psychedelic drink made from Amazonian plants, may help relieve symptoms in those with treatment resistant depression, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·June 28, 2018·3 min readPeople Undergoing Voluntary and Involuntary ECT Treatment Have Similar OutcomesResearchers report both those who received voluntary and involuntary electroconvulsive therapy reported their symptoms were much improved following treatment.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 16, 2018·4 min readResearchers Find Clues to Treating PsychosisA new study reveals fMRI imaging and behavioral measures could be biomarkers for predicting those at risk of developing psychosis. Researchers report people at risk of psychosis have problems in activating the striatum when they receive feedback based learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 27, 2018·3 min readWhy 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
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 19, 2018·5 min readPioneering Technique Helps People with Schizophrenia Control Brain ActivityResearchers have developed a new technique that could allow those with schizophrenia, who do not respond to medications, to control verbal hallucinations.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesVisual Neuroscience·December 13, 2017·4 min readResearchers Induce a Form of Synesthesia with HypnosisHypnotic suggestion can trigger visual hallucinations similar to those experienced by people with synethesia, researchers report.Read More
