Distorted self-image the result of visual brain glitch, study finds

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BDD patients examined these three images while undergoing brain scans. The patients processed all three using the left side of their brain which is attuned to complex detail. In contrast control patients used the left side of their brain only when vi ...
BDD patients examined these three images while undergoing brain scans. The patients processed all three using the left side of their brain, which is attuned to complex detail. In contrast, control patients used the left side of their brain only when viewing the the finely detailed image on the far right. Credit: UCLA

Although they look normal, people suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, perceive themselves as ugly and disfigured. New imaging research reveals that the brains of these people look normal but function abnormally when processing visual details.


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