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Hallucinations: A perception in the absence of external stimulus that has qualities of real perception. Hallucinations are vivid, extraordinary, and are perceived to be located in external objective space.
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DEC 06, 2017Videos
Just before falling completely asleep, the mind is in a stage called hypnagogia, which is a phase where a person is not ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2017Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from schizophrenia often have auditory hallucinations. They hear voices that are not there. Many tim ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 27, 2017Videos
Americans are one sleep-deprived population - only a third of us get the minimum seven hours of sleep a night, as recomm ...SEP 12, 2017Neuroscience
One of the most important functions of the brain is to get us around our environment. It powers the muscles, processes w ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 07, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Little is known about the mechanisms that underlie schizophrenia, which can be a debilitating psychiatric disorder. New ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2017Neuroscience
When we think of someone that "hears voices" often what comes to mind is someone who has suffered a brain inju ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 16, 2017Neuroscience
Do you hear what I hear? In recent research on auditory hallucinations, many people heard sounds that were not being mad ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 16, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
When a 60-year-old Spanish woman became overly religious seemingly overnight, her family and friends were perplexed and ...FEB 11, 2017Videos
Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, natives brew a tea out of the ayahuasca vine and other plants. Far from a typical tea ...DEC 05, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 03, 2016Cancer
Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two ...NOV 08, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Engineers and scientists have long been trying to use cells to manufacture molecules that humans need, like biofuel or m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 20, 2016Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In Brazil, it’s known as “Pisadeira,” a creature that lurks on rooftops at night, and then bears down ...AUG 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Summer is prime time for activities on the river. But a swim in the river turned into a life-threatening event for a Flo ...AUG 16, 2016Neuroscience
Mental illness is a term used to describe disorders like depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. They are mental because ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 13, 2016Health & Medicine
Elyn Saks is an associate dean and professor of law, psychology, and behavioral sciences at the USC Gould School of Law. ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetJUN 21, 2016Videos
There are a number of people who claim to be able to hear voices in their head, whether they think it's another person r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 02, 2016Plants & Animals
Psilocybin is the active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ that leads to hallucinations and other psychologica ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 05, 2016Videos
The brain has about 100 billions of neurons and at least 100 trillion neuron connections. These cells and connections ma ...APR 19, 2016Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 25, 2016Videos
Some people insist on at least seven to eight hours of beauty rest, while some claim to only need four hours. However ma ...MAR 07, 2016Videos
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogenic. It was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetFEB 23, 2016Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe ...
DEC 06, 2017
Videos
Just before falling completely asleep, the mind is in a stage called hypnagogia, which is a phase where a person is not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2017
Neuroscience
Patients who suffer from schizophrenia often have auditory hallucinations. They hear voices that are not there. Many tim
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 27, 2017
Videos
Americans are one sleep-deprived population - only a third of us get the minimum seven hours of sleep a night, as recomm
...
SEP 12, 2017
Neuroscience
One of the most important functions of the brain is to get us around our environment. It powers the muscles, processes w
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 07, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Little is known about the mechanisms that underlie schizophrenia, which can be a debilitating psychiatric disorder. New
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2017
Neuroscience
When we think of someone that "hears voices" often what comes to mind is someone who has suffered a brain inju
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 16, 2017
Neuroscience
Do you hear what I hear? In recent research on auditory hallucinations, many people heard sounds that were not being mad
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a 60-year-old Spanish woman became overly religious seemingly overnight, her family and friends were perplexed and
...
FEB 11, 2017
Videos
Deep in the jungles of the Amazon, natives brew a tea out of the ayahuasca vine and other plants. Far from a typical tea
...
DEC 05, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Nature Medicine, scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have determined that a small piece
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 03, 2016
Cancer
Scientists revisit magic mushrooms as a potent medical treatment for anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The two
...
NOV 08, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Engineers and scientists have long been trying to use cells to manufacture molecules that humans need, like biofuel or m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 20, 2016
Cannabis Sciences
A new publication in Cell has revealed the three dimensional structure of the cannabinoid receptor, which is responsible
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In Brazil, it’s known as “Pisadeira,” a creature that lurks on rooftops at night, and then bears down
...
AUG 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Summer is prime time for activities on the river. But a swim in the river turned into a life-threatening event for a Flo
...
AUG 16, 2016
Neuroscience
Mental illness is a term used to describe disorders like depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. They are mental because
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
Elyn Saks is an associate dean and professor of law, psychology, and behavioral sciences at the USC Gould School of Law.
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 21, 2016
Videos
There are a number of people who claim to be able to hear voices in their head, whether they think it's another person r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 02, 2016
Plants & Animals
Psilocybin is the active ingredient in ‘magic mushrooms’ that leads to hallucinations and other psychologica
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 05, 2016
Videos
The brain has about 100 billions of neurons and at least 100 trillion neuron connections. These cells and connections ma
...
APR 19, 2016
Neuroscience
While the dangers of illegal drugs have always been talked about, the exact mechanism of how these drugs affect the brai
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 25, 2016
Videos
Some people insist on at least seven to eight hours of beauty rest, while some claim to only need four hours. However ma
...
MAR 07, 2016
Videos
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a powerful hallucinogenic. It was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
FEB 23, 2016
Videos
Addictive substances can be as dangerous as opioids or heroin, or as commonplace as alcohol or caffeine. Though the effe
...