Abstract
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by preoccupation with a defect in appearance. Concepts of beauty play a particularly crucial role in humans' mental and social life, and may have specific psychobiologic and evolutionary underpinnings. In particular, there is a growing literature on the neurocircuitry underpinning the body schema, body image and facial expression processing, and aesthetic and symmetry judgments. Speculatively, disruptions in cognitive-affective processes relevant to judgments about physical beauty lead to BDD.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 419-422 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | CNS Spectrums |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2006 |