This mind-bending optical illusion promises what it’s like to hallucinate – so buckle up for an unbelievable trip. The crazy clip left viewers baffled after managing to alter their perception of their ...

Not seeing the left (or right) side can occur with occipital or parietal lobe damage. In my last post, I mentioned how the parietal lobes help to focus attention, and that it is asymmetric. Although ...

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Anil Seth's Being You is an outstanding book. It explores one of the most difficult and perplexing topics, consciousness, in an accessible way without sacrificing scientific rigor. Amazingly, each ...

Researchers used lasers to record and stimulate the activity of neurons in mice in order to learn how the brain processes and interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute) Jo Kavaliauskas once saw ...

Hypnagogic hallucinations are visions or sounds that happen as you fall asleep. The idea of having hallucinations can be upsetting. Hallucinations are usually associated with serious mental conditions ...

A hallucination is the experience of sensing something that isn't really present in the environment but is instead created by the mind. Hallucinations can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted, ...

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Auditory hallucinations involve hearing sounds that have no source or observable cause. It is common in several conditions. Treatment entails addressing the underlying cause. For instance, if the ...

Hallucinations are a common side effect of narcolepsy. Though these hallucinations are not physically harmful, treatments are available to help you get better sleep. Share on Pinterest Image credit: ...

Hallucinations are often depicted in the movies as terrifying experiences. Think Jake Gyllenhaal seeing a monstrous rabbit in Donnie Darko, Leonardo DiCaprio experiencing the torture of Shutter Island ...