Unveiling the Mystery of Hearing Voices That Aren't There
Researchers have discovered that most brains can be tricked into hearing voices that aren't there under certain conditions. In a controlled laboratory experiment, participants who heard snippets of voices while experiencing a delay between pushing a button and being poked in the back reported hearing voices that weren't actually present. The phenomenon of hearing voices was more common when participants heard someone else's voice before their own and when there was a lag between the button pushing and arm poking. These findings suggest that both deficits in self-monitoring and strong beliefs about one's surroundings contribute to auditory-verbal hallucinations. The research provides insights into the triggers of hallucinations and their relationship to conditions such as Parkinson's disease.
