Delusions are fixed, false beliefs that don't change despite evidence. DSM-5 categorizes delusions as bizarre, non-bizarre, mood-congruent, or mood-incongruent. Common themes include persecution, control, grandiosity, and religious beliefs
Dopamine is a catecholamine with amine group attached via ethyl chain. Synthesized from L-DOPA in brain and kidneys. About 80% of brain's catecholamine content
Truman Show delusion is belief in staged reality show or being watched on cameras. Term coined in 2008 by Gold brothers after 1998 film. Not officially recognized in American Psychiatric Association's DSM
Located in medial aspect of cerebral cortex, above corpus callosum. Divided into Brodmann areas 23-33, including anterior and posterior regions. Forms part of limbic lobe, receiving inputs from thalamus and neocortex
Born in 1928 in Bluefield, West Virginia to an electrical engineer father. Graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with BS and MS in mathematics. Earned PhD from Princeton University in 1950 on non-cooperative games
Prodrome refers to early signs or symptoms indicating disease onset before diagnosis. Term comes from Greek "prodromos" meaning "running before". Can be non-specific or specific to certain diseases like migraine