TWiN 21: How do we know if a mouse is hallucinating?

TWiN explores a study of hallucination-like perception in mice which supports the idea that hallucinations arise as faulty perceptual inferences due to elevated dopamine in the striatum.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Ori Lieberman, and Timothy Cheung

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• Striatal dopamine and hallucination in mice (Science)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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