Faces may appear 'demonic' to people with rare condition
23 Mar 2024
UPI.com
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Some people diagnosed with schizophrenia might instead be suffering from a rare visual condition that can cause other people's faces to appear "demonic," a new study argues.
Some people diagnosed with schizophrenia might instead be suffering from a rare visual condition that can cause other people's faces to appear "demonic," a new study argues.
The condition, called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO), can cause others' facial features to appear horrific -- drooped, larger, smaller, out of position or stretched in disturbing ways.
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