Chris Tomlin announced via Twitter that he and his wife, Lauren, welcomed a daughter into the world September 22, 2011. Ashlyn Alexandra Tomlin is the first child for the songwriter.
Tumors that lie along, or compress, the optic path may cause visual hallucinations. In one case series, 13 of 59 patients with temporal lobe tumors experienced visual hallucinations. These hallucinations are described as complex and may involve vivid scenes (including people carrying out mundane tasks).
In the case of psychotic patients the premier cause of auditory hallucinations is schizophrenia. In schizophrenia, patients show a consistent increase in activity of the thalamic and strietal subcortical nuclei, hypothalamus, and paralimbic regions; confirmed via PET scan and fMRI.