A hallucination is the experience of sensing something that isn't really present in the environment but is instead created by the mind. Hallucinations can be seen, heard, felt, smelled, and tasted, ...

Hypnagogic hallucinations occur in the state between waking and sleeping. They are different from dreams, which occur during sleep. You may be having these if you’re seeing extremely realistic objects ...

Last week we looked in detail at the scientific implausibility of group hallucinations. That is, since hallucinations are personal mental events, groups of people can’t hallucinate the same thing, in ...

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 ...

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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.

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