{"product_id":"the-neuroscience-of-visual-hallucinations-9781118731703","title":"The Neuroscience of Visual Hallucinations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach year, some two million people in the United Kingdom experience visual hallucinations. Infrequent, fleeting visual hallucinations, often around sleep, are a usual feature of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of contributors ix \u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Background and Context 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Visual hallucinations: history and context of current research 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG.E. Berrios and Ivana S. Marková\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The construction of visual hallucinations 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Epistemology: dichotomies 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Research and its vicissitudes 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Bringing the history of visual hallucinations and research together 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Conclusions 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 References 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Defining and measuring hallucinations and their consequences – what is really the difference between a veridical perception and a hallucination? Categories of hallucinatory experiences 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Dirk Blom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 What every student knows 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Suspended between realism and anti-realism 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Faith 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The philosophy of As If 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Visual hallucinations 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Visual illusions 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Metamorphopsias (visual distortions) 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Ways of measuring and quantifying positive disorders of vision 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Concluding remarks 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 References 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Hallucinatory aspects of normal vision 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeraint Rees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Gregory’s taxonomy 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Blind spot and scotomas 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 After-images and after-effects 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Perceptual ambiguity and multistable perception 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Illusory contours and surfaces 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Object perception and illusory vision 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Conclusion 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 References 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Non-pathological associations – sleep and dreams, deprivation and bereavement 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmando D’Agostino, Anna Castelnovo, and Silvio Scarone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Visual hallucinations in the general population 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Visual hallucinations during sleep and sleep\/wake transitions 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Trauma, grief and bereavement 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Sensory deprivation 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 The Bayesian heuristic: a unifying model? 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Conclusions: the psychosis continuum 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 References 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The clinical associations of visual hallucinations 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarco Onofrj, Astrid Thomas, Giovanni Martinotti, Francesca Anzellotti, Massimo Di Giannantonio, Fausta Ciccocioppo, and Laura Bonanni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Describing hallucinations 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Visual hallucinations associated with visual loss 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Visual hallucinations in acute vascular or neoplastic lesions 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Visual hallucinations in neurodegenerative diseases 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Visual hallucinations associated with dementia 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Visual hallucinations in psychosis 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Drug-induced hallucinations 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Delirium 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Epilepsy 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 Migraine 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13 Inborn errors of metabolism 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.14 Commentary 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.15 References 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Investigations and Data 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Hallucinogenic mechanisms: pathological and pharmacological insights 121\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon J.G. Lewis, James M. Shine, Daniel Brooks, and Glenda M. Halliday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Societal impact 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Misperceptions and hallucinations 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Pathological findings in clinical disorders with high levels of hallucinations 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Role of neurotransmitters in hallucinations 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 A common neural mechanism 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Conclusion 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 References 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Imaging in visual hallucinations 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Marthe Meppelink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Imaging the hallucinator 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Imaging the hallucination 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 References 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 EEG and transcranial magnetic stimulation. Changing and recording the dynamic flow of visual perception 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Murphy, Sara Graziadio, and John-Paul Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Electroencephalography 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Transcranial magnetic stimulation 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Future directions for the study of visual hallucinations using neurophysiological approaches 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 References 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Neuropsychological approaches to understanding visual hallucinations 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Perceptual impairments 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Misidentifications of internal images 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Executive function 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Attention and vigilance 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Questions and future directions 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 References 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Models and Theories 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Geometric visual hallucinations and the structure of the visual cortex 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack D. Cowan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 A new mathematical formulation of V1 circuitry 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Conditions for the loss of stability of the homogeneous state 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Extensions of the model 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Summary and concluding remarks 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 References 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Thalamic and brainstem regulatory systems – why disturbances external to the visual system can cause hallucinations 255\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRené M. Müri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Overview of the cases published with peduncular hallucinations 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Aetiology and lesion localization contributing to peduncular hallucinations 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Origin and mechanisms of peduncular hallucinations 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 References 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The pathology of hallucinations: one or several points of processing breakdown? 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNico J. Diederich, Christopher G. Goetz, and Glenn T. Stebbins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Requirements for an ideal model 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Phenomenology – a clue to pathogenesis? 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Early unimodal models of pathogenesis 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Neuropathological findings 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Interactive, multifactorial models 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Conclusions and outlook 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 References 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4: New Directions 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Future directions for research 309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Collerton, Urs Peter Mosimann, and Elaine Perry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 References 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 The treatment of visual hallucinations at present and in the future 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElaine Perry, Urs Peter Mosimann, and Daniel Collerton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Excluding drugs that induce visual hallucinations 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Drug treatment of visual hallucinations 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Psychological interventions 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Unexplored issues and other potential therapies 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 References 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 343\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528835932503,"sku":"9781118731703","price":132.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118731703.jpg?v=1731873210","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-neuroscience-of-visual-hallucinations-9781118731703","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}