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on_going
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completed
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Abstract
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Vivid perceptions of nonexistent events are produced by hallucinations, which can appear in a variety of sensory modalities and occur in the absence of sensory stimuli. The notion that associative learning experiences can elicit conditioning-induced hallucinations has been effectively utilized by methods from the fields of experimental and cognitive psychology. In this work, we expand on the existing literature by emphasizing how induced hallucinations can heighten users' cognitive experiences, along with focusing on the physical and psychological effects of using it. In order to determine users' cognitive functioning when exposed to induced hallucinations, we first carried out a preliminary experiment without audio conditioning. The findings indicated that specific circumstances may affect the memory of the individual. After that, we created an interactive scenario aimed at inducing mild to moderate positive visual hallucinations conditioned with negative audio and negative visual hallucinations conditioned with positive audio and then with combining positive auditory-visual hallucinations and negative auditory-visual hallucinations. Participants acted out the scenario in visually induced hallucinations and also in visually induced hallucinations conditioned with the audio. Participants who practiced the hallucinations conditioned with audio reported higher levels of absorption, which subsequently raised the intensity of their cognitive response to the event. The individuals' cognitive states were assessed using a Semantic memory scale and PANSS to assess positive and negative symptoms using advance software Psychopy. After being exposed to conditionally evoked hallucinations; the individuals' cognitive functioning was disturbed.
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Hallucinations can occur in the absence of sensory stimulation and manifest in a range of sensory modalities, producing vivid experiences of nonexistent occurrences. Experiments in cognitive and experimental psychology have made good use of the idea that associative learning events might trigger conditioning-induced hallucinations. Hallucinations may have an impact on memory. Semantic memory can be changed by hallucinations. Although almost all of human behavior is based on semantic memory, which encompasses all learned information about the outside world, its neurological underpinnings are still unclear. These convergences allow for new representations of perceptual experience that are increasingly abstract and support a range of conceptual activities such as language, social cognition, object recognition, and the amazing ability of humans to remember the past and imagine the future. We first conducted a trial without audio conditioning to ascertain users' cognitive functioning when exposed to generated hallucinations. The results showed that a person's memory may be impacted by particular situations. Subsequently, we designed an interactive scenario with the goal of eliciting mild to moderate negative auditory-visual hallucinations conditioned with positive audio and positive to moderate positive visual hallucinations conditioned with negative audio, followed by a combination of the two. In both visually produced and visually induced hallucinations conditioned by the audio, participants acted out the scenario. Higher degrees of absorption were observed by those who rehearsed the hallucinations conditioned with audio, and this in turn increased the intensity of their cognitive response to the event. Using an advanced program called Psychopy, the individuals' cognitive states were evaluated through the use of a Semantic Memory Scale and PANSS to measure both positive and negative symptoms. Following their exposure to conditionally triggered hallucinations, there was a notable impact on the subjects' semantic memory.
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Last Published
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January 02, 2024 11:02 AM
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January 16, 2024 12:41 AM
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Study Withdrawn
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No
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Intervention Completion Date
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January 15, 2024
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Data Collection Complete
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Yes
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Final Sample Size: Number of Clusters (Unit of Randomization)
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30 Students from Foundation University
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Was attrition correlated with treatment status?
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Yes
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Final Sample Size: Total Number of Observations
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30 individuals
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Final Sample Size (or Number of Clusters) by Treatment Arms
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30 individuals
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Is there a restricted access data set available on request?
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Yes
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Restricted Data Contact
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[email protected]
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Program Files
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No
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Data Collection Completion Date
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January 04, 2024
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Is data available for public use?
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No
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Experimental Design (Public)
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This study was a temporal, double blinded, 2*factorial design, Randomized Controlled Trial and Block Design experiment conducting using Psychopy. At first, memory was assessed using Semantic memory scale along with PANNS scale to measure Positive and Negative symptoms after giving each stimuli i.e; showing positive video, negative video, positive audio, negative video at T0, Then Positive Visual hallucination conditioned with positive audio was induced and assessment again take place at last at T1. In the T2 phase, Positive visual hallucinations conditioned with the negative audio were induced and cognition was assessed. In the T3 phase, negative visual hallucinations conditioned with negative audio were induced to assess the cognitive functioning. In the last stage T4, Negative hallucinations conditioned with positive audio were induced to assess the cognitive functioning of the participants.
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This was a temporal, randomized, controlled trial with a block design that was double blinded. After presenting each stimulus, such as a positive video, negative video, positive audio, and negative video at T0, memory was first evaluated using the Semantic Memory Scale in conjunction with the PANNS Scale to measure Positive and Negative symptoms. Next, Positive Visual Hallucination conditioned with Positive Audio was induced, and evaluation was repeated at T1. Semantic memory was evaluated and positive visual hallucinations conditioned with the negative audio were produced during the T2 phase. To evaluate the semantic memory, negative visual hallucinations conditioned with negative audio were created in the T3 phase. In order to evaluate the participants' semantic memory along with positive and negative symptoms, negative hallucinations conditioned with positive audio were created in the final stage T4.
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Randomization Unit
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40 individuals
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30 individuals
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Planned Number of Clusters
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40 university students
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30 university students
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Planned Number of Observations
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40
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30
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Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
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40 students for experiment
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30 students for experiment
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Keyword(s)
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Education, Health, Welfare
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Behavior, Crime Violence And Conflict, Education, Health, Welfare
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Pi as first author
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No
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Yes
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