Objective Recent advances in body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) have explored abnormal
visual processing, yet it is unclear how this relates to treatment. The aim of this study was to …

The search for the'furniture of the mind'has acquired added impetus with the rise of new
technologies to study the brain and identify its main structures and processes. Philosophers …

Face and body perception rely on specialized processing mechanisms to interpret social
information efficiently. The body inversion effect (BIE), refers to an inversion effect for bodies …

In individuals with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), perceptual appearance distortions may
be related to selective attention biases and aberrant visual scanning, contributing to …

People naturally exhibit a self-serving bias which can be observed in their tendency to judge
their own physical attractiveness more favourably than that of others. Despite this positive …

Dysmorphic concerns are a core symptom of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a mental
disorder characterized by a preoccupation with perceived appearance-related flaws …

Objectives: Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by repetitive behaviors and/or
mental acts occurring in response to preoccupations with perceived defects or flaws in …

Deviant perception of the body is a fundamental component of anorexia nervosa. Here we
offer a potential mechanistic explanation that involves perturbations within the visual system …

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), at the extreme end of the body image concern (BIC)
spectrum, is thought to be associated with a local (detail-focussed) visual processing bias …

Two studies were conducted to assess appearance‐related visual processing mechanisms
in populations at risk of disorders characterized by body image disturbance. Using inverted …