Schizophrenia: what happens in the brain when we hear voices?
A new study highlights brain abnormalities in schizophrenia patients who suffer from auditory hallucinations. THE ESSENTIAL In people with schizophrenia, ...
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Anesthesia: why some patients have sexual hallucinations
Many patients under anesthesia suffer from sexual hallucinations. Explanations. THE ESSENTIAL Sexual hallucinations are a possible side effect during anesthesia. ...
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Parkinson’s disease: hallucinations are a harbinger of cognitive decline
Hallucinations in patients with Parkinson's disease are linked to faster cognitive decline, according to a new Swiss study. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Neurological disorder: Alice in Wonderland syndrome really exists
The "Alice in Wonderland syndrome" is manifested by auditory and visual hallucinations and an altered perception of reality. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Treating depression with an LSD derivative, but without hallucinations
Researchers hope to develop a treatment for depression by activating the same receptors found in psychedelics like LSD... but without ...
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Hallucinations, paranoia: Robin Williams’ widow talks about her last years
Suffering from dementia with Lewy bodies (LCD), Robin Williams suffered from mood swings, hallucinations and paranoia. THE ESSENTIAL Dementia with ...
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Schizophrenia: the mystery of auditory hallucinations unveiled
© StockbyteThe schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness that affects nearly 0.7% of the world's population, including 600,000 people in France, ...
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Mental illnesses: avatars to treat auditory hallucinations
To control the voices that haunt patients with mental disorders, Professor Julian Leff and his team have implemented a new ...
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A furrow in the frontal brain responsible for hallucinations
© istockHallucinations originate in our brain. Until now it was believed that these non-real perceptions (psychosensory or psychic) were linked ...
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He takes antibiotics and begins to “hear the voice of God”
Three antibiotics triggered auditory hallucinations in a man who had no psychiatric history. THE ESSENTIAL A hallucination is defined by ...
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Are sleep hallucinations serious?
These hallucinations are in no way pathological or paranormal.While most of us have felt like we've missed a step or ...
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Sleep Disorder: What is Exploding Head Syndrome?
When falling into the arms of Morpheus, some hear deafening noises, sometimes accompanied by a flash of light. A phenomenon ...
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Hallucination: after having consumed 40,000 tablets of ecstasy, he has the impression of living in a tunnel
A man who has consumed more than 40,000 ecstasy tablets in nine years is suffering from multiple health issues, including ...
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A century later, the mystery of the “haunted house” elucidated: the hallucinations were due to carbon monoxide!
It's a ghost story as we like it, dating back over 100 years. In the United States, a family that ...
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Parkinson’s: induce hallucinations to better understand them
Swiss researchers have developed a new technique for studying hallucinations using a robotic arm. THE ESSENTIAL There are about 200,0000 ...
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Mediums: why can they hear the dead speak?
According to British researchers, mediums tend to have more hallucinatory experiences than the general population. Some phenomena seem inexplicable from ...
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Hallucination, incontinence, insomnia, amputation: eating sushi can be very dangerous for your health
When the fish is not frozen before being cooked, sushi can be the source of multiple ailments. A 34-year-old woman ...
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Depression: a substance found in hallucinogenic mushrooms as a potential treatment
According to a new study, psylocybin, the active ingredient of hallucinogenic mushrooms, would have an effect on the claustrum, a ...
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The hallucinatory effects of a mushroom recreated with a placebo
Researchers have succeeded in causing the hallucinatory effects of a mushroom with a simple placebo. THE ESSENTIAL A simple placebo ...
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DMT: what happens in a brain under the influence of this hallucinogenic drug?
English researchers wanted to understand what was happening in the brains of people under the influence of DMT, a psychoactive ...
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Schizophrenia: it is possible to hear voices long before the diagnosis
Auditory hallucinations are one of the main symptoms of schizophrenia. Researchers have sought to understand the biological origins of these ...
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Our brain would naturally produce a hallucinogenic molecule
American researchers have discovered the natural presence of DMT in the brain, a hallucinogenic molecule best known in South America. ...
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United States: decriminalization of hallucinogenic mushrooms to fight against depression
The American cities of Denver and Oakland have decriminalized the consumption of hallucinogenic mushrooms to treat depression, anxiety or even ...
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High school students hospitalized after using an e-cigarette in Brittany
High school students from several Breton establishments were recently hospitalized after using an electronic cigarette "lent" by an acquaintance. A ...
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Severe schizophrenia: targeted cognitive training improves patients’ condition
Patients with severe schizophrenia have seen their symptoms decrease thanks to targeted cognitive training conducted with computer games. Explanations. Schizophrenia ...
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Psychotic experiences: one in four suicides is linked to hallucinations
One in four suicide attempts is actually linked to visual, auditory or olfactory hallucinations, which are much more common than ...
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Medical research: gradual return of LSD in our laboratories
Banned from the world of research since the 1970s, LSD has been back in laboratories for about ten years. Focus ...
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In the United States, a young woman tears her eyes out under the effect of drugs
In the United States, a young woman of 20, victim of an hallucination after consuming methamphetamine, gouged out her eyes ...
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The demonstrated benefits of cannabidiol as an adjunct to schizophrenia
It is the hope of a new treatment for patients with schizophrenia. Researchers have shown that cannabidiol can be used ...
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Imaginary voices and faces to fight schizophrenia hallucinations
One percent of the French population suffers from schizophrenia, a split personality. The most famous psychiatric disease, but also the ...
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