Researchers from the University of Utah are beginning to unpack the secrets of a mushroom, Lanmaoa asiatica, which is believed to have been causing ...

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 ...

Having witnesses or recording devices during procedures requiring anesthesia could help prevent opportunities for sexual assault. Science Photo Library/Getty Images Some patients can have vivid and ...

Are hallucinations common in individuals with dementia? Changes in the brain because of the progression of the disease produce false perceptions of objects or experiences. Visual hallucinations, most ...

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Researchers believe five people have died from this disease. A leaked memo from health officials asked doctors to keep an eye out for brain disease symptoms. This unknown brain disease causes ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – Some patients can have vivid and detailed sexual hallucinations during anesthesia with sedative-hypnotic drugs like propofol, midazolam, diazepam and nitrous oxide. Some make ...

New research implicates the subcortical systems in hallucinations. In a study of injured patients, scientists found that the loss of function of specific brain regions allowed the brain to hallucinate ...