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Hallucinatory ‘voices’ shaped by local culture, Stanford anthropologist says
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the_wizard_of_0Z lemmy.ca the_wizard_of_0Z@lemmy.ca
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Anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann found that voice-hearing experiences of people with serious psychotic disorders are shaped by local culture – in the U.S., the voices are harsh and threatening; in Africa and India, they are more benign and playful.

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Fusselwurm feddit.org Fusselwurm@feddit.org
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it's like with UFO sightings . Aliens seem to have a weird preference for the USA

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