July 12, 2024
Tricking Your Brain to See the Real ‘You’? Embodiment Illusions for Body Image Disturbance
If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and felt like the person staring back at you wasn’t quite ‘you’, you’re not alone. People with eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa) and body dysmorphic disorder often experience profound disturbances in how they perceive their own bodies – a condition called body image disturbance (BID). At its core, BID involves two