LSD may ease anxiety symptoms for months, study finds
A single dose of LSD eased anxiety symptoms for many folks and the benefits lasted up to three months, a new study reports.
Sep 5, 2025
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Hallucinations
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Flatworms could replace rats for in vivo brain studies
Tiny pond worms could help find new ways to treat schizophrenia, develop an understanding of drug addiction and test new medicines for mental illnesses—all while reducing the number of mice and rats used in early medical ...
Aug 14, 2025
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What is 'cognitive shuffling' and does it really help you get to sleep? Two sleep scientists explain
If you've been on social media lately—perhaps scrolling in the middle of the night, when you know you shouldn't but you just can't sleep—you might have seen those videos promoting a get-to-sleep technique called "cognitive ...
Jun 17, 2025
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Clearing out the clutter: How people retain important information from memories
Removing information from memories may help people retain what they want to remember. Studies focus on how the brain removes information by subconsciously not paying attention to these details, but sometimes there is a need ...
Jun 16, 2025
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Significant shortfalls in early intervention psychosis services found
A survey of early intervention services for people suffering from psychosis has found medical care is not being provided early enough, with many patients not seen until after they have been hospitalized. Researchers say these ...
Mar 19, 2025
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AI may aid in timely diagnosis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are severe mental disorders that often manifest in early adulthood. Effective treatments exist, but they require an accurate diagnosis—something that is more challenging than one might expect.
Feb 24, 2025
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Brain mapping advances understanding of human speech and hallucinations in schizophrenia
Voice experiments in people with epilepsy have helped trace the circuit of electrical signals in the brain that allow its hearing center to sort out background sounds from their own voices.
Dec 3, 2024
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Multi-site trial uses digital avatars to effectively reduce distressing voices in psychosis
A new multi-site trial from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that a novel therapy using computer-generated avatars is an effective way of helping people with ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Brain scan study shows what happens in the brain when a person with schizophrenia hears voices
Auditory hallucinations are likely the result of abnormalities in two brain processes: a "broken" corollary discharge that fails to suppress self-generated sounds, and a "noisy" efference copy that makes the brain hear these ...
Oct 3, 2024
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'Brain health' mushroom gummies found to contain illegal hallucinogens after five sickened
Mushroom gummies being sold to promote brain function may contain the illegal hallucinogen psilocybin and other harmful ingredients not listed on the label, UVA Health experts are warning after five people—including a 3-year-old ...
Jul 18, 2024
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