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SUMMARY:Modality-general and modality-specific processes in hallucinations
  - Professor Charles Fernyhough\, Durham University
DTSTART:20190501T120000Z
DTEND:20190501T130000Z
UID:TALK121177@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Louise White
DESCRIPTION:There is a growing recognition in psychosis research of the im
 portance of hallucinations in modalities other than the auditory. This has
  focused attention on cognitive and neural processes that might be shared 
 by\, and which might contribute distinctly to\, hallucinations in differen
 t modalities. In this talk I address some issues around the modality-gener
 ality of cognitive and neural processes in hallucinations\, including the 
 role of perceptual and reality-monitoring systems\, top-down and bottom-up
  processes in relation to the psychological and neural substrates of hallu
 cinations\, and the phenomenon of simultaneous multimodal hallucinations o
 f the same entity. I suggest that a functional systems approach\, inspired
  by some neglected aspects of the writings of A. R. Luria\, can help us to
  understand patterns of hallucinatory experience across modalities and acr
 oss clinical and non-clinical groups. Understanding the interplay between 
 modality-general and modality-specific processes may bear fruit for improv
 ed diagnosis and therapeutic approaches to dealing with distressing halluc
 inations.\n\nCharles Fernyhough is a psychologist and writer. The focus of
  his recent scientific work has been in applying ideas from mainstream dev
 elopmental psychology to the study of psychosis\, particularly the phenome
 non of voice-hearing (in which individuals hear voices in the absence of a
 ny speaker). He is PI on the interdisciplinary Hearing the Voice project\,
  supported by the Wellcome Trust. He is a Professor of Psychology at Durha
 m University\, and is active in outreach and public engagement work on the
 mes relating to his research\, with regular contributions to mainstream me
 dia. His latest non-fiction book is The Voices Within: The history and sci
 ence of how we talk to ourselves\, published by Profile Books/Wellcome Col
 lection. His other non-fiction books include The Baby in the Mirror: A chi
 ld’s world from birth to three (Granta\, 2008) and Pieces of Light: Memo
 ry and its stories (Profile\, 2012\; shortlisted for the 2013 Royal Societ
 y Winton Prize for Science Books). He is the author of two novels: The Auc
 tioneer (Fourth Estate\, 1999) and A Box of Birds (Unbound\, 2013). He is 
 the editor of Others (Unbound\, 2019)\, an anthology exploring how books a
 nd literature can show us other points of view\, with net profits supporti
 ng refugee and anti-hate charities.\n
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology
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