Secondary psychosis caused by a lesion was mapped to the hippocampus, with a peak in the posterior subiculum and was consistent across symptoms.

By studying the visual system in people with psychosis, we hope to learn more about how brain functions differ in this group, as we have a reasonably good understanding of how brain activity ...

Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality. Hallucinations and delusions are the most common symptoms. Psychosis can occur as part of many conditions, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder ...

Hallucinations come in many forms including visual, auditory, and tactile. Hallucinations could be the result of a brain tumor, vision loss, or a degenerative disease. Other causes include lack of ...

Conditions with underlying cholinergic deficits and high rates of visual hallucinations include Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease. Targeted drug therapy of the ...

Today, most psychiatrists feel that psychedelic drug psychosis is not a particularly ... by brain activation during sleep, with the visual imagery dependent on activation of the higher ...