Ectoplasm
January 14, 2009
A beverage warning from the BBC:
People who drink too much coffee could start seeing ghosts or hearing strange voices, UK research has suggested. People who drank more than seven cups of instant coffee a day were three times more likely to hallucinate than those who took just one, a study found. A Durham University team questioned 200 students about their caffeine intake, the journal Personality and Individual Differences reported. However, academics say the findings do not prove a “causal link”.
Some reassurance, then, for patrons of Starbucks.
“No, I said decaf… Aaiiieee!”
More intriguing is this:
They also stress that experiencing hallucinations is not a definite sign of mental illness and that about 3% of people regularly hear voices.
(h/t, Dr Westerhaus)