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====Alice in Wonderland Syndrome====

Feelings of suddenly having an impossibly giant or tiny body are also a very common manifestation of this effect. This feeling is already known by the scientific literature as “[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome Alice in Wonderland Syndrome]”, where it is seen as a temporary condition often associated with migraines, brain tumours, and the use of psychoactive drugs.<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref>Blom, J. D. (2016). Alice in Wonderland syndrome A systematic review. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 6(3), 259-270. https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000251</ref> The effect can either be attributed to the body as a whole or specific parts of it. For example, feelings of having a huge head or tiny limbs are possible.</onlyinclude>

~~===Analysis===~~

Macropsia and micropsia may arise on the grounds of abnormal cortical processing<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref name="JapMacroMicro"/><ref name="Schneck"/> related to LSD induced damage at cortical levels.<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref name="LernerHPPD2">Lerner AG, Rudinski D, Bor O, Goodman C. Flashback and HPPD: A clinical-oriented concise review. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 2014; 51:296-302. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25841228</ref>

LSD intake might produce short-term limited and reversible damage of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_geniculate_nucleus lateral geniculate nucleus] leading to dysfunction of the parvocellular cells which may modulate the perception of forms and shapes, namely, macropsia and micropsia, and magnocellulars cells which may modulate the perception of movement of still objects, namely, pelopsia and teleopsia.<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref name="LernerHPPD1"/><ref name="JapMacroMicro"/><ref name="Schneck"/><ref name="LernerHPPD2"/>

===Psychoactive substances===

Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:

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 ====Alice in Wonderland Syndrome====
 Feelings of suddenly having an impossibly giant or tiny body are also a very common manifestation of this effect. This feeling is already known by the scientific literature as “[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_syndrome Alice in Wonderland Syndrome]”, where it is seen as a temporary condition often associated with migraines, brain tumours, and the use of psychoactive drugs.<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref>Blom, J. D. (2016). Alice in Wonderland syndrome A systematic review. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 6(3), 259-270. https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000251</ref> The effect can either be attributed to the body as a whole or specific parts of it. For example, feelings of having a huge head or tiny limbs are possible.</onlyinclude>
-===Analysis===
-Macropsia and micropsia may arise on the grounds of abnormal cortical processing<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref name="JapMacroMicro"/><ref name="Schneck"/> related to LSD induced damage at cortical levels.<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref name="LernerHPPD2">Lerner AG, Rudinski D, Bor O, Goodman C. Flashback and HPPD: A clinical-oriented concise review. Isr J Psychiatry Relat Sci 2014; 51:296-302. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25841228</ref>
-LSD intake might produce short-term limited and reversible damage of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_geniculate_nucleus lateral geniculate nucleus] leading to dysfunction of the parvocellular cells which may modulate the perception of forms and shapes, namely, macropsia and micropsia, and magnocellulars cells which may modulate the perception of movement of still objects, namely, pelopsia and teleopsia.<ref name="LSD_AIWS"/><ref name="LernerHPPD1"/><ref name="JapMacroMicro"/><ref name="Schneck"/><ref name="LernerHPPD2"/>
 ===Psychoactive substances===
 Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include: