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Hallucination Science

Jan 29, 202146 minEp. 68
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Summary

This episode explores hallucinations, defining them as sensory experiences without external stimuli and discussing their various forms, including those linked to schizophrenia, Charles Bonnet Syndrome in blind people, and sleep paralysis. Additionally, the podcast covers two neuroscience news items: a study on how children interpret emotions through face masks and a review debunking the pervasive myth of learning styles among teachers, highlighting more effective teaching methods.

Episode description

From internal vision to things that appear to go bump in the night, we're talking about hallucinations. Plus, as usual, we're joined by our local experts to digest some of the latest neuroscience news...https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hallucinations Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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