Seeker+'s video: The Science of A Beautiful Mind

In this latest episode, we look at A Beautiful Mind with Dr. Dilip Jeste and Chuck Nice to understand the world of John Nash. » Subscribe to Seeker+! https://bit.ly/SeekerPlusSubscribe (then hit the little 🔔 icon and select “all.“) » Watch more! http://bit.ly/SeekerPlusPlaylist Each week we pair a comedian with a scientist, to break down the scientifically inaccurate elements of popular movies and TV shows. Warning: There will be spoilers! Is there a distinction between visual hallucination for someone with schizophrenia, is that one type? And how does that differ between what you normally encounter in not only as a trope in entertainment, but maybe just in general as voices in your head. What would cause those? What Nash did have is auditory hallucination, in the sense, he heard voices that were not there. He didn't see people, but he heard voices. He heard the voice of Ed Harris’s character, for example, or his roommate’s character or his niece. He didn't see them, but in his mind he visualized those people. And how can he show that? That's why in the movie, these are shown as real people that he saw. So part of the brain that is involved in visual hallucinations is different from that involved in auditory hallucination. It is just like the part of the brain involved in vision is different from the part involved in hearing. Those are different. What studies show is that if you do brain imaging while you are hearing something, and then you do brain imaging while a person is having auditory hallucinations, you see the same thing happening in the brain. So that means that you really hear those voices. It is almost like a dream. We have a dream and we feel it's really happening. We get so nervous. It's a nightmare and so on. This is like that, except that they're fully conscious and awake and still they're hearing voices or sometimes seeing people. -- Seeker empowers the curious to understand the science shaping our world. We tell award-winning stories about the natural forces and groundbreaking innovations that impact our lives, our planet, and our universe. Follow us on TikTok: tiktok.com/@seeker Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/seeker/ Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/seeker