Immersive virtual reality experiences can reproduce visual hallucination effects, miming those induced by the use of psychedelic substances. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

A growing body of neuroimaging research is pinpointing exactly how psychedelic drugs hijack the brain’s visual system to ...

Few imaging studies have investigated the conscious 'pictures' of the external environment that we associate with seeing (visual percepts). The problem that confronts the neuroscientist is recognizing ...

Consider the statements below. What do they describe? A trip on psychedelics? A dream? I felt I could reach through the screen to get to another place. Lasers became entire fans of light sweeping ...

Migraine is a neurological condition that affects about 39 million people in the United States. Aura symptoms can include trouble speaking, tingling, weakness, or vision changes. Visual aura is common ...

Hallucinations are unreal sensory experiences, such as hearing or seeing something that is not there. Any of our five senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch) can be involved. Most often, when we ...

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“His first misperceptions occurred when he was in a nightclub; the skin of the other dancers, even their faces, seemed to be covered with tattoos. At first, he thought the tattoos were real, but they ...