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Capgras Delusion - The Illusion of Doubles

submitted by lucky760

1 decade 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago

After a serious car accident, this man believes his parents are imposters, but even more interestingly, he believes his home and even himself are also fakes.

This is the Capgras delusion, which is similar to the Fregoli delusion, but in the latter a person believes many people in their life are all a single imposter in disguise.

Interesting stuff.

YouTube Description:

In this clip we see a Capgras' delusion patient, a condition presumably caused by impaired connections between the visual areas of the temporal lobe and the amygdala. In this case, we see the consequences of reduced emotional representation associated with visual inputs.

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Listening to this Dr. reminds me of listening to Richard Feynman talking.
He's very precise and exact in his wording and definitely has a complete grasp of what he is talking about as he describes what could be a very confusing situation in a way that anyone can comprehend.

Dr. Vilayanur Ramachandran appears in the Ode To The Brain at about 20 seconds in: http://videosift.com/video/Symphony-of-Science-Ode-to-the-Brain

*related=http://videosift.com/video/TED-Vilayanur-Ramachandra-on-the-workings-of-the-mind

TED: Vilayanur Ramachandran on the workings of the mind has been added as a related post - related requested by deathcow.

*related=http://videosift.com/video/Symphony-of-Science-Ode-to-the-Brain

Symphony of Science - Ode to the Brain has been added as a related post - related requested by deathcow.

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