Capgras syndrome is a rare disorder in which a person holds the delusional belief that an identical-looking imposter has replaced someone significant in their life. They believe the doppelganger looks ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Consider what it would be like to wake up one morning to find that a person who has been part of your life for ...

In the classic 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the residents of a fictional town in California are beset by the feeling that their friends and family have been replaced by impostors. In the ...

For most people, the midcentury B-movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers is exactly that: a movie. For people with Capgras syndrome, however, the classic tale of a California town whose residents are ...

In the film Invasion of the Body Snatchers aliens invade earth by replicating individuals. While the idea that we could be duped by shape-shifting aliens is a great idea for a film, the story echoes a ...

A man who thought he saw a "stranger" in the bathroom mirror, when he was actually looking at his own reflection, turned out to have a rare neurological condition, a new case report finds. The 78-year ...

The mother of former UFC champion B.J. Penn has filed for a restraining order against the Hall of Fame fighter, telling a court she believes her son suffers from a rare psychological disorder known as ...

People who experience Capgas syndrome may have an irrational belief that an imposter has replaced someone they know or recognize. Capgras syndrome (CS) is a psychological condition also known as the ...