Neural Correlates of Body Integrity Dysphoria.
Saetta G, Hänggi J, Gandola M, Zapparoli L, Salvato G, Berlingeri M, Sberna M, Paulesu E, Bottini G, Brugger P.
Saetta G, et al.
Curr Biol. 2020 Jun 8;30(11):2191-2195.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 May 7.
Curr Biol. 2020.
PMID: 32386532
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However, persons with body integrity dysphoria (BID) [1] deny the ownership of one of their fully functional limbs and seek its amputation [2]. We tapped into the brain mechanisms of BID, examining sixteen men desiring the removal of the left healthy leg. ...
However, persons with body integrity dysphoria (BID) [1] deny the ownership of one of their fully functional limbs and seek its amput …