Distorted self-image due to visual brain glitch, research finds

Although they look normal, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured. New imaging research reveals that the brains of people with BDD look normal, but function abnormally when processing visual details. Reported in the December edition of the Archives of General Psychiatry, the UCLA findings are the first to demonstrate a biological reason for patients’ distorted body image.