New research suggests that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may come from a brain glitch that confuses inner thoughts for external voices. Normally, the brain predicts the sound of its own ...

Despite their association with mental illness, auditory hallucinations don't always torment those who hear them. In fact, only one out of every three so-called "voice hearers" requires psychiatric ...

Hearing voices isn't exactly a kitchen table conversation. Yet, research shows that more than 1 in 10 people will experience hearing voices at some point (Beavan et al., 2011). I am one of those ...

Have you ever wondered why some people hear a voice in their head when they read, while others experience complete silence? It turns out that this phenomenon, known as an internal reading voice (IRV) ...

Maasja Ooms' documentary, world premiering at Amsterdam, a psychiatrist converses with patients about their voices and, yes, even with the voices. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor One of the ...