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Scientists have found how to make people hallucinate, and how to measure what they see

  • Written by Joel Pearson, Associate professor, UNSW Australia
imageHealthy people can have visual hallucinations after taking drugs, being sleep deprived or suffering migraines.from shutterstock.com, CC BY

How can we measure the mind? When you ask someone what they’re thinking about, what they tell you is not necessarily the truth. This doesn’t mean they’re lying. It means many environmental,...

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