Auditory hallucinations: To hear voices that do not exist

Hearing «voices» is the most characteristic symptom of schizophrenia. It occurs however also in the general population, which means that such experiences represent a fundamental property of the human mind.

In his talk, Kenneth Hugdahl will present new data from his research on auditory hallucinations, where he and his research group use advanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques to study how hallucinations originate in the brain, and how these false perceptions are consequences of spontaneous neuronal firing in the absence of an external auditory source that give rise to a phenomenological experience of «hearing a voice which is simply not there».

Hugdahl is the Head of the Bergen fMRI Group, one of the most well-known research groups at the UiB. He has published more than 300 articles, six books, and has received numerous awards and prizes for his research, among them the Møbius Award from the Research Council of Norway, the Meltzer Research Fund Honorary Award, and has twice received an ERC Advanced Grant Award, as the second person after Nobel Laurate Edvard Moser to achieve this prestigious award twice.

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Velkommen til horisontforedrag torsdag 1. desember i Egget – Kenneth Hugdahl:  Auditory hallucinations: To hear voices that do not exist

http://www.uib.no/matnat/102429/auditory-hallucinations-hear-voices-do-not-exist-av-kenneth-hugdahl

Lett servering (forhåpentligvis inkludert julegløgg) fra kl. 15.45. Selve foredraget begynner kl. 16.15. Foredraget holdes på engelsk.

Alle er hjertelig velkommen!

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Welcome to a Horizons lecture Thursday 1 of December in Egget at Studentsenteret
Kenneth Hugdahl:  Auditory hallucinations: To hear voices that do not exist

http://www.uib.no/en/matnat/102436/auditory-hallucinations-hear-voices-do-not-exist-kenneth-hugdahl

Refreshments (hopefully included “julegløgg”) will be served from 15.45,  prior to the lecture which starts at 16.15, on Thursday 1 of December in Egget at Studentsenteret.

 

Everybody is welcome!

The lecture is held in English.

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