hallucinosis

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Recent Examples of hallucinosis Boes was working with a patient who had a rare disorder called peduncular hallucinosis, in which damage to the thalamus, a structure at the center of the brain, causes visual hallucinations. Grace Huckins, Wired, 17 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hallucinosis
Noun
  • But their loving, attentive mother soon began displaying signs of schizophrenia.
    Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • After Nijinsky began to show signs of schizophrenia, this mask, or persona, grew disturbed.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The lifetime cost of dementia care alone now exceeds $400,000 per person.
    John Samuels, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • However, the study was observational and does not prove that caffeine directly prevents dementia.
    Lauren Pastrana, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • In that setting, every user will be screened for cardiac issues and a family history of psychosis, and guided through their trip by two professional facilitators who have a doctor on call—and even then, some users experience a psychotic break or profound dissociative episodes.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Prosecutors at this second trial say Dominguez, diagnosed with schizophrenia, used heavy and frequent doses of marijuana that heightened his psychosis and led to the attacks.
    Darrell Smith June 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • These are the shows that capture our post-9/11 paranoia through science fiction, or the fear of economic collapse through the zombie apocalypse, or our obsession with individuality through 1960s advertising.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • With paranoia multiplying around him, anything could trigger the end.
    Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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“Hallucinosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hallucinosis. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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