What springs from the 'mind' of an AI can sometimes be out of left field. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images When someone sees something that isn’t there, people often refer to the experience as a ...

Researchers studying a rare genetic condition tied to high psychosis risk have found that the brain’s waste-clearing plumbing ...

Food can be a mind-altering experience, and not just because it can produce dopamine. Food has had psychoactive effects that influenced events from the tragic Salem Witch Trials to people’s daily ...

From left to right: Soumi Saha, senior vice president of government affairs at Premier Inc.; Jennifer Goldsack, founder and CEO of the Digital Medicine Society Hallucinations are a frequent point of ...

OpenAI says AI hallucination stems from flawed evaluation methods. Models are trained to guess rather than admit ignorance. The company suggests revising how models are trained. Even the biggest and ...

(To prove to you these stories are all very real, you can find details about them here, here, here, and here.) These are all examples of AI “hallucinations” – situations where generative AI produces ...

Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin — the active form of ...

Immersive Virtual Reality experiences reproducing visual hallucinations effects, miming those induced by the use of psychedelic substances, albeit without the actual use of substances. This is the ...

Psilocybin - the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms" - is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating ...

Researchers develop 4e, a psilocin derivative that provides sustained serotonin activity without the hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms.

In China, a particular species of edible mushroom causes hundreds of cases of hallucinations annually, as well as some delirium, dizziness, and mania. The hallucinations tend to be of tiny “elves” ...

ALLEN, Texas -- A 6-year-old Texas girl had nervous system problems after taking a common flu medicine. Her parents say she had hallucinations and possibly tried to harm herself after using Tamiflu.