# Hallucination > In psychology, a hallucination is a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. Hallucinations may occur in any sensory modality - visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, or mixed. In , a hallucination is a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an , which is a misperception of an external stimulus. Hallucinations may occur in any sensory modality - visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, or mixed. ## See also - [Hallucination (AI)](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Hallucination%20(AI.txt))