Hallucinations constitute one of the most representative and disabling symptoms of schizophrenia. Several Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings support the hypothesis that distinct patterns of ...

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 ...

Patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), especially women and those with hearing impairments, frequently experience auditory hallucinations, new research suggests. Investigators assessed 124 ...

In this context, the present study was aimed at testing the hypothesis of neurodevelopmental deviations associated with VH in schizophrenia. We compared healthy controls with two subgroups of ...

It’s thought that around half of all people experience some form of hallucination, be it auditory, visually, through smell or touch. But for those diagnosed with schizophrenia, the odds are much ...

An international team of researchers has used a "computerized rocket game" to help patients with schizophrenia visualize and reduce the level of activity in a region of the brain associated with ...

Dr. Patricia Davis answers the question: 'Hallucinations In Young Adulthood?' Oct. 23, 2008 -- Question: What should I do if my child with autism develops visual and auditory hallucinations during ...

A study reports that auditory hallucinations, a phenomenon in which people hear voices or other sounds, may arise through altered brain connectivity between sensory and cognitive processing areas.

Most common symptoms of dementia-related psychosis reported by patients (n=26) were visual hallucinations (89 percent), auditory hallucinations (54 percent), and distortion of senses (54 percent). Of ...

Australian researchers have ­established a unique and clear link between sexual violence trauma and visual hallucinations, in a breakthrough for understanding psychotic disorders.

CLEVELAND — She thought she was losing her mind, but a medical mystery was taking her life. Lauren Wells started the pandemic in one of the most vulnerable places in Ohio: a nursing home near Toledo.

Hallucinogenics could change how the brain shoots off signals, according to scientists who gave mice a psychoactive substance. After dosing mice with a drug similar to LSD, the researchers were ...