Science reveals: a robot can make us hear voices that don't exist
Swiss researchers use a robot to make non-existent voices heard, shedding new light on the brain mechanisms of hallucinations.
Swiss researchers use a robot to make non-existent voices heard, shedding new light on the brain mechanisms of hallucinations.
Optogenetics has been used to cause visual hallucinations in laboratory mice, leading them to act as if the things they saw were true.
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