A delusion is defined as a state of irrational belief that holds even when there is strong evidence to the contrary. Now, a researcher from the University of Adelaide in Australia believes he can explain why some individuals are unable to escape their delusions, and it is all down to faulty "reality testing."This is according to a study recently published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.Prof. Phillip Gerrans, a philosopher at the University of Adelaide, explains that both delusions and dreams are linked to faulty reality testing in the cognitive regions of the brain.
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