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Pareidolia

MedGen UID:
1051052
Concept ID:
CN375693
Finding
HPO: HP:5200209

Definition

Apophenia is a psychological phenomenon in which individuals perceive familiar patterns or meaningful images in random or ambiguous stimuli, such as clouds, shadows, or inanimate objects. [from HPO]

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Williams JM, Blagrove M
PLoS One 2022;17(9):e0274595. Epub 2022 Sep 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274595. PMID: 36103566Free PMC Article
Hamilton CA, Matthews FE, Allan LM, Barker S, Ciafone J, Donaghy PC, Durcan R, Firbank MJ, Lawley S, O'Brien JT, Roberts G, Taylor JP, Thomas AJ
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021 Sep;36(9):1407-1414. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.1002/gps.5546. PMID: 33772864
Akdeniz G, Gumusyayla S, Vural G, Bektas H, Deniz O
J Neurophysiol 2020 Mar 1;123(3):876-884. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1152/jn.00549.2019. PMID: 31940235
Ffytche DH, Aarsland D
Int Rev Neurobiol 2017;133:585-622. Epub 2017 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.04.005. PMID: 28802934
Blom JD
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;129:433-55. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62630-1.00024-X. PMID: 25726283

Diagnosis

Wang C, Yu L, Mo Y, Wood LC, Goon C
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr 24;19(9) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095163. PMID: 35564558Free PMC Article
Hamilton CA, Matthews FE, Allan LM, Barker S, Ciafone J, Donaghy PC, Durcan R, Firbank MJ, Lawley S, O'Brien JT, Roberts G, Taylor JP, Thomas AJ
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2021 Sep;36(9):1407-1414. Epub 2021 Apr 2 doi: 10.1002/gps.5546. PMID: 33772864
Rolf R, Sokolov AN, Rattay TW, Fallgatter AJ, Pavlova MA
Schizophr Res 2020 Apr;218:138-145. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.01.019. PMID: 32057538
Mamiya Y, Nishio Y, Watanabe H, Yokoi K, Uchiyama M, Baba T, Iizuka O, Kanno S, Kamimura N, Kazui H, Hashimoto M, Ikeda M, Takeshita C, Shimomura T, Mori E
PLoS One 2016;11(5):e0154713. Epub 2016 May 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154713. PMID: 27171377Free PMC Article
Blom JD
Handb Clin Neurol 2015;129:433-55. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-62630-1.00024-X. PMID: 25726283

Therapy

Palmisano A, Chiarantoni G, Bossi F, Conti A, D'Elia V, Tagliente S, Nitsche MA, Rivolta D
Sci Rep 2023 Feb 4;13(1):2035. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29124-8. PMID: 36739325Free PMC Article
Tomonaga M, Kawakami F
Anim Cogn 2023 Jun;26(3):885-905. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1007/s10071-022-01739-w. PMID: 36583802
Nakata T, Shimada K, Iba A, Oda H, Terashima A, Koide Y, Kawasaki R, Yamada T, Ishii K
Ann Nucl Med 2022 Apr;36(4):384-392. Epub 2022 Jan 29 doi: 10.1007/s12149-022-01717-9. PMID: 35092551
Pavlova MA, Romagnano V, Fallgatter AJ, Sokolov AN
PLoS One 2020;15(12):e0244516. Epub 2020 Dec 31 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244516. PMID: 33382767Free PMC Article
Proverbio AM
J Neurosci Res 2017 Jan 2;95(1-2):222-234. doi: 10.1002/jnr.23817. PMID: 27870403

Prognosis

McCann E, Lee S, Coleman F, O'Sullivan JD, Nestor PJ
PLoS One 2023;18(11):e0293942. Epub 2023 Nov 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293942. PMID: 37930972Free PMC Article
Hashimoto Y, Kano O, Ebihara S
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2022 Oct;22(10):883-888. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1111/ggi.14477. PMID: 36071029
Revankar GS, Kajiyama Y, Hattori N, Shimokawa T, Nakano T, Mihara M, Mori E, Mochizuki H
Brain Connect 2021 Nov;11(9):772-782. Epub 2021 Aug 23 doi: 10.1089/brain.2020.0992. PMID: 33858200
Smailes D, Burdis E, Gregoriou C, Fenton B, Dudley R
Cogn Neuropsychiatry 2020 Mar;25(2):113-125. Epub 2019 Dec 6 doi: 10.1080/13546805.2019.1700789. PMID: 31810425
Mamiya Y, Nishio Y, Watanabe H, Yokoi K, Uchiyama M, Baba T, Iizuka O, Kanno S, Kamimura N, Kazui H, Hashimoto M, Ikeda M, Takeshita C, Shimomura T, Mori E
PLoS One 2016;11(5):e0154713. Epub 2016 May 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154713. PMID: 27171377Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Wang C, Yu L, Mo Y, Wood LC, Goon C
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr 24;19(9) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095163. PMID: 35564558Free PMC Article
Murakami H, Shiraishi T, Umehara T, Omoto S, Takahashi M, Motegi H, Maku T, Sato T, Takatsu H, Komatsu T, Bono K, Sakai K, Mitsumura H, Iguchi Y
Neurol Sci 2021 Dec;42(12):5327-5334. Epub 2021 Apr 22 doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05238-7. PMID: 33884529
Rolf R, Sokolov AN, Rattay TW, Fallgatter AJ, Pavlova MA
Schizophr Res 2020 Apr;218:138-145. Epub 2020 Feb 10 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.01.019. PMID: 32057538
Smailes D, Burdis E, Gregoriou C, Fenton B, Dudley R
Cogn Neuropsychiatry 2020 Mar;25(2):113-125. Epub 2019 Dec 6 doi: 10.1080/13546805.2019.1700789. PMID: 31810425
Mamiya Y, Nishio Y, Watanabe H, Yokoi K, Uchiyama M, Baba T, Iizuka O, Kanno S, Kamimura N, Kazui H, Hashimoto M, Ikeda M, Takeshita C, Shimomura T, Mori E
PLoS One 2016;11(5):e0154713. Epub 2016 May 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154713. PMID: 27171377Free PMC Article

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