Misperceptions and hallucinatory experiences in ultra-trailer, high-altitude runners.

CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the concept that anomalous perceptual experiences may occur independently of the context of psychiatric or neurological disorders. The chance of observing hallucinatory phenomena outside the context of psychiatric disorders and in extreme environmental conditions among ultra-trail runners may offer a unique opportunity to those intending to study psychopathological conditions in a 'para-physiological' context. PMID: 32489196 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32489196?dopt=Abstract

Source: Rivista di Psichiatria - June 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Riv Psichiatr Source Type: research