It took me a while to see the truth my psychotic breaks revealed, but I now value what I learned from these times of mental crisis. Here's some wisdom in hindsight, 13 years later.

Secondary psychosis caused by a lesion was mapped to the hippocampus, with a peak in the posterior subiculum and was consistent across symptoms.

More information: Ludovica Mana et al, Subgroup-specific brain connectivity alterations in early stages of psychosis, Nature Mental Health (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44220-025-00394-7 Provided by ...

Amid continued conversations about legalizing cannabis in Pennsylvania comes new research suggesting a potential brain pathway involved in cannabis use disorder and psychosis.

An unusual collaboration between scientists and psychics could transform the treatment of auditory hallucinations.

The heavy cannabis users had significantly higher neuromelanin-MRI signals — which measure function of dopamine, the happy hormone — in specific brain regions associated with psychosis severity.

The study detected a marked decrease in nerve cell connections in the brain – known as synaptic density – among individuals at risk of psychosis compared to a healthy control group.

A study led by Pompeu Fabra University reveals which brain mechanisms allow psychosis to remit. The results of this pioneering research could have important clinical implications for exploring new ...

Lesions that cause secondary psychosis were most functionally similar to lesions that cause amnesia, though lesions that cause amnesia were more likely to be in the brain’s left hemisphere while ...