autoscopic hallucination

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Autoscopic hallucination is a specific type of hallucination where an individual perceives their own body or a double of themselves existing outside of their physical body. This experience can range from seeing a reflection of oneself in a mirror that is not there, to seeing a complete duplicate of oneself standing nearby.1

Hallucinations, in general, are perceptions of things that do not have an external source, such as hearing voices or seeing objects that aren't present. They are distinct from illusions, which are misinterpretations of actual stimuli. The study of hallucinations has evolved through psychiatry, psychology, and neurobiology, with various theories attempting to explain their occurrence, from brain function and memory traces to psychological factors and chemical influences.1

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…body to view himself (autoscopic hallucination) or to be transported to new surroundings. Alternatively, the hallucinations may take the form of unique visual imagery; for example, the yantra is a visual hallucination of a coloured, geometrical image that appears at a level of trance of the sort experienced by…
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…body to view himself (autoscopic hallucination) or to be transported to new surroundings. Alternatively, the hallucinations may take the form of unique visual imagery; for example, the yantra is a visual hallucination of a coloured, geometrical image that appears at a level of trance of the sort experienced by…
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