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Photism

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pseudohallucinationnoun(psychiatry) A brief but vivid visual or auditory experience that is recognised by the experiencer as being unreal.
phantasmnounSomething seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
photoceptionnoun(physiology) The perception of light
phosphenenounA sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.
psychographnounOne of various graphical representations of a cognitive or psychological profile.
perceptnoun(philosophy, psychology, linguistics) A perceived object as it exists in the mind of someone perceiving it; the mental impression that is the result of perceiving something.
pareidolianoun(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.
photoperceptionnounThe perception of light (by plants)
phenomenonnounA thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
perky effectnounThe phenomenon whereby sensory input, or perceptions, can be mistaken for a mental image when perceptual processes and mental imagery interfere with each other.
phantasianoun(dated) Something imaginary; a fantasy.
psychedelicnounAny psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.
spectrophilianounA paraphilia involving sexual excitement from ghosts or from images in mirrors.
phenomenal consciousnessnoun(philosophy of mind) Subjective feeling associated with consciousness, which can for example involve pleasure, pain or colors.
prismnoun(optics) A transparent block in the shape of a prism (sense 1), typically with triangular ends, used to reflect or refract light.
phantomnounA ghost or apparition.
phasenounA distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
perceptumnoun(philosophy) Something that is perceived.
photokinesisnounAny movement that is in response to light.
physicalPertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; real. Having to do with the material world.

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