
People suffering from anorexia are often convinced their bodies are larger than they are. Researchers have found that the reason behind this misjudgement of the body shape is due to a 'connection error' in the brain. When people see pictures of bodies, a whole range of brain regions are active. This network is altered in women with anorexia nervosa. In a functional magnetic resonance imaging study, two regions that are important for the processing of body images ...

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