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Hallucinations and nonsensory correlates of neural activity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2005

Kenneth D. Harris
Kenneth D. Harris*
Affiliation:
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ07102http://qneuro.rutgers.edu
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kdharris@andromeda.rutgers.edu
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Abstract:

Behrendt & Young (B&Y) suggest that hallucinations occur as a result of decoupling of neuronal populations from sensory control. I propose that such a decoupling is in fact a constant feature of brain activity, even under nonpathological conditions. This position is justified by evidence from recent neurophysiological recording studies. I suggest that hallucinations arise because of a breakdown in segregation of internally and externally generated activity in a neuronal population.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 796
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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