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Re:Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic sy... by babyshake on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:53PM (#27992293)
A classic one that many experience is thinking you see someone or something notable or scary in the dark, that turns out to be whatever ordinary thing is actually there.
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Re:Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic sy... by t-writescode on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:41AM (#27992838)
Is that really a hallucination? Or is it your brain’s pattern recognizer making an incorrect guess and then quickly course-correcting when more data is present?
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Re:Perceptual distortions in late-teens predict psychotic sy... by colechristensen on Thursday July 29, 2021 @01:49AM (#27993240)
The surface boundary of what does or doesn't count as a hallucination isn't necessarily clear or well agreed upon.

> is it your brain’s pattern recognizer making an incorrect guess

This part is more or less an accurate explanation of a lot of hallucinations. Input misinterpreted and incorrectly "output" into consciousness.

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