Our survival and wellness require a balance between optimism and pessimism. Undue
pessimism makes life miserable; however, excessive optimism can lead to dangerously risky …

Depression is associated with an inter-hemispheric imbalance; a hyperactive right-
hemisphere (RH) and a relatively hypoactive left-hemisphere (LH). Nevertheless, the …

The visual appearance of others' bodies is a powerful source of information about the
people around us. This information is implicit in the stimulus and must be extracted and …

Body image disturbances are central to anorexia nervosa (AN). Previous studies have
focused mainly on attitudinal and visual aspects. Studies on somatosensory aspects thus far …

The perceived distance between touches on a single skin surface is larger on regions of
high tactile sensitivity than those with lower acuity, an effect known as Weber's illusion. This …

Anorexia Nervosa (AN) patients have a disturbed experience of body size and shape.
Previously it has been shown that these body representation disturbances extend to …

Despite advances in our understanding of the behavioral and molecular factors that underlie
the onset and maintenance of Eating Disorders (EDs), it is still necessary to optimize …

Individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN) experience pronounced body image distortion in
combination with a pernicious desire to maintain a dangerously low body weight. Relatively …

The right temporoparietal cortex plays a critical role in body representation. Here, we
applied repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over right extrastriate body area …

Background: Body incongruity in body integrity identity disorder (BIID) manifests in the
desire to have a healthy limb amputated. We describe a variant of the disorder: the desire to …