In other words, they were putting a demon face to a name. “Through the process, we were able to visualize the patient’s real-time perception of the face distortions,” said Dr. Antônio Mello ...

“It’s like staring at demons,” he added ... “With Victor, we were able to have him describe a real person’s face while (also) looking at an image of them that we manipulated ...

What Is Demon Face Syndrome? Demon face syndrome, or prosopometamorphopsia, is a rare brain disorder that affects how a person sees faces. If you have this condition, other people’s features ...

A new study published in The Lancet describes the case, which is unique in that, to the man, the faces only appear demonic when ... the patient’s real-time perception of the face distortions.” ...

Every face he saw in the real world appeared, as he described it, “demonic,” with severely stretched features and deep grooves carved into their forehead, cheeks and chin. He reported no ...