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Visual hallucinations as release phenomena

1973; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 188; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf00407835

0065-6100

David G. Cogan,

Psychedelics and Drug Studies

Whereas episodic, stereotype hallucinations represent irritative phenomena, analogous to ictal attacks, the continuous, variable hallucinations are interpreted as release phenomena resulting from loss or suppression of the normal visual input. The latter have only limited topical significance.