Cyberdelics: Immersive VR visual hallucinations simulate effects of psychedelic substances
Immersive virtual reality experiences can reproduce visual hallucination effects, miming those induced by the use of psychedelic substances.
Oct 9, 2025
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms: News and Research on Perceptual Disorders
MeSH tree: C23.888.592.604.764
Theoretical model uses neuroimaging data to link brain alterations to schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and atypical movement or speech patterns. This psychiatric condition can be highly debilitating, and diagnosed ...
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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Scientists have been wrong about phantom limbs for decades
Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts—the hands, lips, feet and more. But what happens to this map when a body part is removed?
Aug 27, 2025
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Gone but not forgotten: New research shows the brain's map of the body remains unchanged after amputation
The brain holds a "map" of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it rearranges itself to compensate for the loss, according to new research from scientists ...
Aug 21, 2025
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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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Individual neurons in amygdala and hippocampus encode visual features that help recognize faces, study finds
Humans are innately capable of recognizing other people they have seen before. This capability ultimately allows them to build meaningful social connections, develop their sense of identity, better cooperate with others, ...
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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Older adults with dementia misjudge their financial skills, which may make them more vulnerable to fraud
Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same age who don't have dementia ...
Jun 12, 2025
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