Psychologists have created body-maps of the sensations which arise during hallucinations in people experiencing psychosis. Leicester psychologists have, for the first time, created body-maps of the ...

Hallucinations in children involve false perceptions of reality, such as hearing voices or seeing images that aren’t real. While they may seem concerning, most are temporary and resolve on their own.

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 ...

Narcolepsy can increase a person’s chances of experiencing hallucinations, often when falling asleep or waking up. Hallucinations with narcolepsy typically involve visualizations, sounds, or touch ...

Tactile hallucinations involve an abnormal or false sensation of touch or perception of movement on the skin or inside the body. Possible causes include schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s ...

This is a guest post by George Wallis, one of my PhD students. We recently attended a seminar in which Oliver Sacks discussed his recent book ‘Hallucinations'. In this post George discusses the ways ...

Hallucinations are a fairly common symptom in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment options like medications or therapy can help reduce their frequency and effect. Alzheimer’s disease ...

Leicester psychologists have, for the first time, created body-maps of the sensations which arise during hallucinations in people experiencing psychosis. The study, published in The Lancet’s ...