by Justin Jackson , Medical Xpress A, Illustration of stimulation target on the left temporoparietal junction (TPJ) (left), distribution of the transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)–induced e-field in 1 patient (middle), and the individualized auditory verbal hallucination (AVH) network (right). B, The Auditory Hallucination Rating Scale (AHRS) reductions were positively correlated with e-field strength within each...
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Investigating hallucinations in medical imaging
BECKMAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IMAGE: HEADSHOTS OF CO-FIRST AUTHORS ON THIS STUDY, VARUN KELKAR AND SAYANTAN BHADRA, ALONG WITH THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR, MARK ANASTASIO. CREDIT: THE BECKMAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND RESEARCH Machine-learning methods are being actively developed for computed imaging systems like MRI. However, these methods occasionally introduce false, unexplainable...
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Nausea drugs could help alleviate hallucinations in people with Parkinson’s
As society in the West is aging, more and more people are going to suffer from age-related illnesses, such as Parkinson’s disease. This terrible condition is already affecting millions and, of course, it is incurable. Around three quarters of Parkinson’s patients experience hallucinations, which can sometimes be triggered by medication used to tread other symptoms....