Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychosis rarely linked to violent crime, study says
(HealthDay)—It's rare that people with mental illness have hallucinations and delusions before they commit violent crimes, researchers say.
Jun 12, 2015
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News tagged with hallucinations
Psychology & Psychiatry
Hallucinations and delusions more common than thought
Hallucinations and delusions in the general population are more common than previously thought.
May 27, 2015
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Health
Synthetic drug 'Flakka' causes hallucinations, fits of rage
(HealthDay)—A potent new designer drug called "flakka" is making headlines across the United States, driving many users into fits of screaming rage accompanied by vivid hallucinations.
Apr 16, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Voices in people's heads more complex than previously thought
Voices in people's heads are far more varied and complex than previously thought, according to new research by Durham and Stanford universities, published in The Lancet Psychiatry today.
Mar 10, 2015
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Neuroscience
Stop and listen: Study shows how movement affects hearing
When we want to listen carefully to someone, the first thing we do is stop talking. The second thing we do is stop moving altogether. This strategy helps us hear better by preventing unwanted sounds generated by our own movements.
Aug 27, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Schizophrenia and cannabis use may share common genes
Genes that increase the risk of developing schizophrenia may also increase the likelihood of using cannabis, according to a new study led by King's College London, published today in Molecular Psychiatry.
Jun 24, 2014
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Ophthalmology
Visual hallucinations more common than previously thought
(Medical Xpress)—Vivid hallucinations experienced by people with sight loss last far longer and have more serious consequences than previously thought, according to new research from King's College London and the Macular ...
May 22, 2014
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Neuroscience
How the brain processes musical hallucinations
A woman with an "iPod in her head" has helped scientists at Newcastle University and University College London identify the areas of the brain that are affected when patients experience a rare condition called musical hallucinations.
Jan 28, 2014
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Neuroscience
Listening to the inner voice
(Medical Xpress)—Perhaps the most controversial book ever written in the field of psychology, was Julian Janes' mid-seventies classic, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind." In it, Jaynes ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Variant of club drug 'K' might have new life as antidepressant
(HealthDay)—The veterinary tranquilizer ketamine—perhaps better known as the illicit "club drug" Special K—may be reformulated for use as an antidepressant, and researchers report promising early findings.
Oct 15, 2013
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