Beliefs remain fundamental to our behavior and identity, but are not well understood. Delusions, on the other hand, are fixed, usually false, beliefs that are strongly held, but not widely shared. In ...

Delusions are fixed and false personal beliefs that are resistant to change in the light of conflicting evidence. Delusions are the extreme case of irrational beliefs. These beliefs are obsessive and ...

Delusions—fixed false beliefs—can be tricky to study. And it's not yet clear how the brain gives rise to these departures from reality. Further, there are many types of delusions. Those with ...

Don’t let misguided thinking prevent you from creating change. As philanthropists seek to change the world, many need to get out of their own way. By that I mean that, too often, philanthropists see ...

A new study provides a novel theory for how delusions arise and why they persist. NYU Langone Medical Center researcher Orrin Devinsky, MD, performed an in-depth analysis of patients with certain ...

People experiencing delusions during an episode of psychosis may be ‘living out’ a deeply held emotion, according to new research that provides a ‘radically different perspective’ on one of the most ...

A delusion is a belief based on an inaccurate interpretation of reality, despite clear evidence to the contrary. A delusional disorder causes a person to have delusional thoughts for a prolonged ...

Around the year 1400, the French king Charles VI began to exhibit a number of disturbing behaviors that eventually earned him the nickname "Charles the Mad." Among these behaviors, he refused to let ...

When people experience delusions or hallucinations there is usually some loss of contact with reality whereby normal processes of thought and perception are disturbed. As humans, we are all ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...