Curiouser and Curiouser: A Distributed Brain Network Underlying Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
Creator
Maximilian Friedrich; Jared Nielsen; Amalie Chen; Michael Ferguson; Michael Fox; Sashank Prasad
Affiliation
(MF) (AC) (MF) (MF) Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston; (JN) Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; (SP) Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Subject
Higher Visual Functions; Neuroimaging
Description
Inspired by the Lewis Carroll classic, the term Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) refers to a fascinating disorder characterized by altered perception of the dimensions of one's body and objects in surrounding space. Migraine is a frequent cause, but similar symptoms can occur following focal brain lesions, providing a unique window into the neuroanatomical localization of higher order perceptual functions. Here, we sought to test whether lesions causing AIWS map to a common neuroanatomical substrate.
Date
2024-03
References
None provided.
Language
eng
Format
video/mp4
Type
Image/MovingImage
Source
2024 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of
NANOS Annual Meeting 2024: Scientific Platform: Session III
