Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (a.k.a. micropsia) is a disorder that causes the sufferer to perceive objects as smaller than they really are. These perceptions are sometimes called Lilliputian hallucinations after the little people in Gulliver's Travels.
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome may be caused by migraines, epilepsy, psychoactive drugs, or schizophrenia. The condition affects the brain, not the eyes or any other sense organ. In fact, an object that looks smaller to a person suffering from the syndrome feels smaller, too, even with eyes closed.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Objects in Looking Glass are Larger than they Appear
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