Delusionomania

A neurocentric version of delusionification, where delusions are explained exclusively by brain chemistry (e.g., dopamine, glutamate) and neural circuit abnormalities. Delusionomania treats political convictions, religious beliefs, and artistic visions as symptoms of a disordered brain, ignoring social, cultural, or intellectual content. It is common in radical reductionist neuroscience forums. Critics note that if all beliefs are reducible to brain states, then delusionomania itself is just a brain state—not a rational argument. It is a self‑refuting ideology.

Delusionomania Example: “The delusionomaniac claimed that belief in human rights is ‘dopamine‑mediated false certainty.’ He didn’t realize his own belief in reductionism was equally a brain state.”

Delusionomania by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal June 5, 2026