How much of what you see is a hallucination? - Elizabeth Cox
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A condition called Charles Bonnet Syndrome can cause blind patients to hallucinate scenes in vivid color. fMRI studies show that these hallucinations activate the same brain areas as sight — areas that are not activated by imagination. Other hallucinations also involve the same brain areas as real sensory experiences. What's going on? Elizabeth Cox details the science of hallucinations.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Elizabeth Cox
- Director Alessandro Durando
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
- Compositor Alessandro Durando
- Art Director Alessandro Durando
- Animator Alessandro Durando, Giacomo D'Ancona, Silvia Bassoli, Dalila Rovazzani, Riccardo Chiara, Milena Tipaldo
- Storyboard Artist Giacomo D'Ancona, Silvia Bassoli
- Character Designer Giacomo D'Ancona, Silvia Bassoli
- Composer Smider
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
- Fact-Checker Laura Shriver
