Capgras syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds the delusional belief that an identical-looking imposter has replaced someone significant in their life. They believe the doppelganger looks ...

For most people, the midcentury B-movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers is exactly that: a movie. For people with Capgras syndrome, however, the classic tale of a California town whose residents are ...

"Capgras is a misidentification syndrome characterized by the transient, recurrent or permanent belief that someone known to a patient has been replaced by an impostor with a strong physical ...

On a beautiful autumn afternoon in New York's Central Park, Carol Berman had the horrifying realization that her husband of 40 years no longer recognized her as his wife. In his eyes, she wasn't the ...

A man who thought he saw a "stranger" in the bathroom mirror, when he was actually looking at his own reflection, turned out to have a rare neurological condition, a new case report finds. The 78-year ...

A MAN with the delusional belief that an impostor has taken his wife’s place is helping shed light on how we recognise loved ones. Capgras syndrome is a rare condition in which a person insists that a ...

Ricky van der Zwan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Beliefs are convictions of reality that we accept as true. They provide us with the basic mental scaffolding to understand and engage meaningfully in our world. Beliefs remain fundamental to our ...

The Capgras syndrome is a delusion that occurs when a person thinks a close relative, friend, or even a pet has been replaced by an impostor. Despite recognizing familiar appearance and behavior, ...

Cotard's syndrome, a rare and intriguing neuropsychiatric condition, is principally characterised by nihilistic delusions in which individuals believe that they are dead or non-existent. Although not ...