Oris Shenyan
@orisshenyan.bsky.social
LIDO DTP PhD student at UCL; Child Vision Lab & UNITy project
Vision, perception, hallucinations, mental imagery, development 🧠
Vision, perception, hallucinations, mental imagery, development 🧠
Very happy that our study looking at complex hallucination proneness across the lifspan is new out in Cortex! @georgiamneuro.bsky.social @mlisi.bsky.social @jagreenwood.bsky.social @thelablab.bsky.social @tessamdekker.bsky.social
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Reduced susceptibility to experimentally-induced complex visual hallucinations with age
Visual hallucinations occur across many clinical conditions, but can also be induced experimentally in healthy individuals, using high-frequency flick…
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August 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Very happy that our study looking at complex hallucination proneness across the lifspan is new out in Cortex! @georgiamneuro.bsky.social @mlisi.bsky.social @jagreenwood.bsky.social @thelablab.bsky.social @tessamdekker.bsky.social
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We conclude that 'normal' age-related changes across the lifespan (i.e. decreases in visual function) alone are not enough to induce complex hallucinations, & therefore hallucinations in older adults may signal underlying pathology rather than being part of the normative ageing process
June 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We conclude that 'normal' age-related changes across the lifespan (i.e. decreases in visual function) alone are not enough to induce complex hallucinations, & therefore hallucinations in older adults may signal underlying pathology rather than being part of the normative ageing process
Older adults reported fewer complex hallucinations both in real time and retrospectively, w/ none of our measured sensory or cognitive factors mediating this effect
June 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Older adults reported fewer complex hallucinations both in real time and retrospectively, w/ none of our measured sensory or cognitive factors mediating this effect
We measured the tendency to experience simple/complex hallucinations alongside measures which vary across the lifespan & are thought to be risk factors for hallucination proneness (visual function, perceptual reorganisation, imagery vividness, inhibitory control, suggestibility)
June 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We measured the tendency to experience simple/complex hallucinations alongside measures which vary across the lifespan & are thought to be risk factors for hallucination proneness (visual function, perceptual reorganisation, imagery vividness, inhibitory control, suggestibility)