New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

Psychotic disorders affect millions worldwide, and hallucinations are just one symptom that can severely impact daily life, leading to isolation, distress, and reduced quality of life. A significant ...

Australian researchers have ­established a unique and clear link between sexual violence trauma and visual hallucinations, in a breakthrough for understanding psychotic disorders.

A recent study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research reveals that men who have committed sexually sadistic crimes ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can track complex tasks, but it’s harder to switch between them. Their brains ...

Graphic news stories or social media posts about the Epstein files are everywhere—underscoring the fact that not every ...

A study of U.S. veterans found that their episodic visual memory, motor learning, and sustained visual attention improved after treatment for PTSD. The magnitude of these improvements was associated ...

Researchers find that OCD brains recruit more regions to perform simple sequences, revealing new targets for TMS therapy and symptom assessment.

What if the pictures in your mind were not just faint impressions? Hyperphantasia shows how imagination can become both a ...

Chronic pain is one of the most common health conditions worldwide. Back pain is the most frequently reported type, followed closely by head and face pain linked to the jaw joint, in the form of ...

Can we be conscious without language? Does language influence our conscious experience? These questions, which are central to understanding the human mind, have been shed new light on thanks to the ...