Deja Vu And Delusions Caused By Faulty 'Reality Testing' In Cognitive Functions

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 11:20 in Psychology & Sociology

Why are some people are unable to break free of their delusions, despite overwhelming evidence explaining the delusion isn't real? A new paper by a philosopher offers as good an explanation as any, that dreams and delusions have a common link – they are associated with faulty "reality testing" in the brain's higher order cognitive systems.  read more

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