Psychotic disorders affect millions worldwide, and hallucinations are just one symptom that can severely impact daily life, leading to isolation, distress, and reduced quality of life. A significant ...

Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and ...

Background: Visual hallucinations occur in various neurological diseases, but are most prominent in Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. The lifetime prevalence of visual ...

New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

Hallucinations underlie many neurological conditions, drug-induced or otherwise. Narcolepsy, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer’s disease are all associated with moments when one visually perceives the ...

A person can experience visual hallucinations for many reasons, including consuming hallucinogenic substances or as a symptom of schizophrenia. But what are the brain mechanisms that explain ...

Have you ever heard voices in your head without anyone actually talking to you? Or did you ever see things that were, in fact, not really there? Psychologists call such an experience, which occurs ...

Migraine is a neurological condition that affects about 39 million people in the United States. Aura symptoms can include trouble speaking, tingling, weakness, or vision changes. Visual aura is common ...

Parkinson disease (PD) psychosis refers to a spectrum of illusions, hallucinations and delusions that occur throughout the disease course Evolving literature highlights the importance of recognizing ...