ReviewThe Journal of international medical research2017
Body size and shape misperception and visual adaptation: An overview of an emerging research paradigm.
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- Psychosocial Predictors of Body Weight Congruence in Adolescents Aged 15 and 17 Years in Poland: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The effect of attention on body size adaptation and body dissatisfaction.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
- Sizing up the crowd: Assessing spatial integration difficulties in body size judgements across eating disorder symptomatology.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- The role of sexual orientation in the relationships between body perception, body weight dissatisfaction, physical comparison, and eating psychopathology in the cisgender population.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2021Article
- Body image perception and body composition in early adolescents: a longitudinal study of an Italian cohort.BMC public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Although body size and shape misperception (BSSM) is a common feature of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and muscle dysmorphia, little is known about its underlying neural mechanisms. Recently, a new approach has emerged, based on the long-established non-invasive technique of perceptual adaptation, which allows for inferences about the structure of the neural apparatus responsible for alterations in visual appearance. Here, we describe several recent experimental examples of BSSM, wherein exposure to "extreme" body stimuli causes visual aftereffects of biased perception. The implications of these studies for our understanding of the neural and cognitive representation of human bodies, along with their implications for clinical practice are discussed.
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