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<onlyinclude>{{#ev:gfycat|https://zippy.gfycat.com/AdorableAggravatingGalago.webm|300x300|right|'''Size distortions''' by '''[[Anonymous]]''' - This image serves as an accurate portrayal of the commonly experienced effect known as [[perspective distortions]].|frame}} | <onlyinclude>{{#ev:gfycat|https://zippy.gfycat.com/AdorableAggravatingGalago.webm|300x300|right|'''Size distortions''' by '''[[Anonymous]]''' - This image serves as an accurate portrayal of the commonly experienced effect known as [[perspective distortions]].|frame}} | ||
A '''perspective distortion''' | A '''perspective distortion''' is a subtle to extreme change in how a person perceives the size and distance attributed their body, to specific parts of the external environment, or to the external environment as a whole.<ref name="LSD_AIWS">Lev-Ran, S. (2015). LSD-associated" Alice in Wonderland Syndrome"(AIWS): A Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) Case Report. The Israel journal of psychiatry and related sciences, 52(1), 67-68. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25841113</ref> | ||
This effect is capable of manifesting itself in 4 different ways which may reflect the failure of each respective responsible visual function.<ref name="Schneck">Schneck JM. Macropsia. Am J Psychiatry 1965; 121:1123-1124. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.121.11.1123</ref> | This effect is capable of manifesting itself in 4 different ways which may reflect the failure of each respective responsible visual function.<ref name="Schneck">Schneck JM. Macropsia. Am J Psychiatry 1965; 121:1123-1124. https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.121.11.1123</ref> | ||