Hallucinations occur when activity reduces in the brain's visual cortex and the mind overinterprets from that lack of info, according to scientists who gave mice hallucinogens and studied the rodents' brain patterns.

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Hallucinations occur when activity reduces in the brain's visual cortex and the mind overinterprets from that lack of info, according to scientists who gave mice hallucinogens and studied the rodents' brain patterns.