Capgras' delusion patient

[@aplaceformahvideos]

Dr. Ramachandran is the best. I could listen to him roll those r's all day.

[@raytracer2651]

I like to roll L's all day.

[@OriginalMindTrick]

The guy is some kind of genius for sure.

[@dianamay3609]

Diana Muniz he is my favourite neurologist

[@demitrilowe564]

ayyyyyy

[@hazelpiffington]

Lol 😂

[@TheaterPup]

What's interesting is that apparently he didn't run away from his family never to be seen again. He seems largely OK with this new arrangement, even if he thinks his parents are constantly being replaced. A strange thing, the human brain!

[@raygunn95]

This is what trips me out the most. You'd think this would trigger some kind of crisis event for him because maybe everything he ever knew was false. How and why would these people conspire to impersonate his parents? Does he not question their motives? Maybe this just goes to show just how much our cortical and cognitive structures are completely subordinated to the limbic system.

[@Mysweetangelroom237]

Well he maybe crazy but he is not stupid! The cost of living is high!!!😃😃😃

[@Mysweetangelroom237]

@SATI REV don't be! 👍👍

[@electronixTech]

@@Mysweetangelroom237 Thanks! This made me laugh so hard.

[@Mysweetangelroom237]

@@electronixTech 👏👏👏🙃👻🙃👻🙃👻👍👌

[@SCI_WALKER]

And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful house! And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful wife!

[@MOLLYDOLLIGHT]

DJ 2011 completely underrated post

[@WildBillHickums]

Ironinically a song by a man named David.

[@jackimoon8284]

CLASSIC 👌

[@jennieleunig9262]

My god! What have I done?

[@TomasPetkevicius94]

Brilliant!

[@mahariqg]

im schizophrenic and ive had the capgras delusion. it is very difficult to explain and can cause lots of suffering to those close to one and to oneself.

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Good thoughts for you.

[@subhuman3408]

Sorry you were gaslighted

[@LightningClaireFarron390]

I LOVE the way this doctor explains the situation, he's so clear about it, I wish my teachers were like that!

[@RosariaDF]

That's incredible actually. I looked this up because I read about the Capgras Delusion and it creeped me out. I'm glad to hear the logical, scientific explanation which makes so much sense.

[@Bobbob-sy6er]

Same! I’m so glad that the man can still get an emotional response from audio! It makes it less creepy to me at least. And I also love the science!

[@sophiejaycolt4374]

same! I was low-key convinced my mother and brother had been swapped by identical actors or smth

[@jevinday]

Watch the film Goodnight Mommy, it's about 2 kids who have it. It's one of the scariest films I've ever seen. It's literal nightmare fuel.

[@perdykool]

2:55 I like how she just says ok. Let's go instead of arguing insisting hes already there. That's patience to just go with the flow and work with the disease instead of fighting it

[@oneuniqueusername]

that psychiatrist can explain anything even rocket science and ill be interested to listen.

[@jhyland87]

For sure. He's very good at explaining something complex like this.

[@ruinaderoma]

Hes one of the worlds top neurologists, up there with the likes of neil degrasse tyson

[@pengu1nmusic]

@@ruinaderoma He looks and sounds like him too

[@polishpat95]

Horrible example.... rocket science? You're saying as if it's not interesting. Rocket science would be SUPER interesting...

[@furiousfajitaa2367]

He'd be a great lecturer

[@zadettamae5206]

I wish all doctors were as diligent

[@thelegendaryblackbeastofaa115]

I saw this documentary on TV as a child. I remember certain lines, like David saying he liked "the woman who comes down in the morning" better, and the other patient with the imposter dog. Taking him to his "real" house, too. I think I must've missed the part with the phone though. Anyway, this was really interesting. And much better presented than a lot of psychological features I've seen. It was very straightforward: no corny music or slow-motion to try looking "dramatic" or "heartwarming." Thanks for posting this!

[@kylieshaye6562]

It's pretty cool you remembered

[@rodolfobeans3531]

​@@kylieshaye6562do you have cap?

[@DruoxTheShredder]

7:28 I love the excitement and passion behind his explanation. It looks like he really is made happy by knowing that he understands it, and the way how hope for a "cure" or at least a treatment! So interesting to watch.

[@TheShortie51]

My beloved Mom is going through this right now and is in hospital. She thinks my Dad, her Husband of 60 yrs is an imposter.......so very very cruel this capgras delusion and dementia, thank you for the video....I will send it to my beloved Dad

[@harrisonreeves3004]

I saw him vent, your mom's not being sus. I'm voting him.

[@thebestdebatearena]

in this case you have to ask important and right questions to your mother and not asume she is wrong to beging with....

[@HiyaBlueMokou]

@@harrisonreeves3004 Damn you stupid dude

[@dudechill486]

​@@harrisonreeves3004bro that trend died 3 years ago 💀

[@charlestonwhite8592]

@@dudechill486 read when the comment was made I may have this disorder because you can not be real.

[@リンコンジョセフ]

Imagine if they really were and this disease was a coverup.

[@aleeyaizhere4946]

Great comment! You really got me thinking philosophically! It makes me wonder : -who are we? or who am I? -Are beings playing the roles of our friends and family members at times? -Because of quantum mechanics( atoms being in more than one place), are we all interacting with various clones of ourselves? Are we all imposters?if so, where is the original of us? -When ppl take drugs they see behind the "veil" the real world..is capgras an internal brain mechanism that if switched on, we see the real side of life?

[@zentura88]

I believe this is the case! He is just aware of the replaced beings surrounding him.

[@リンコンジョセフ]

LOLLLLLLLL

[@dariusphilly]

sound like the idea to a great movie

[@052970]

Aleeya Izhere huh?

[@mandles.]

i LOVE dr. ramachandran. i read his amazing book called "phantoms of the brain" and it was sooo fascinating

[@sproutgreen1972]

Oeh thank you.

[@kamaalk230]

This doctor is brilliant man

[@Gillettecavalcade]

I'm studying Capgras' syndrome and a lot of other really interesting cases. If you are interested in this you should read Oliver Sack's 'The man who mistook his wife for a hat' as well as his other books.

[@andoliniv2596]

Mom was not An Impostor.

[@xxTheCatsMeow]

When I did magic mushrooms when I was a teenager, this is how I felt, my house, my pets, my family looked the same, but they didn't feel like they were the same, It all seemed unfamiliar. I wonder if magic mushrooms affects the same part of the brain that is injured with capras syndrome.

[@polishpat95]

You junkie. Lmao

[@shiva221B]

The most likely explanation would be the temporary blockade in the neural pathways between the temporal lobe and the visual cortex......im quite certain you had other symptoms too......also don't do mushrooms they fuck up your brain especially the visual cortex and the amygdala

[@merdab8]

Chill she was talking in past tense. Also mushrooms are not physically addictive.

[@shiva221B]

@@merdab8 people do develop chemical dependency on mushrooms.... Not counting the risk accumulated to themselves and other while hallucinating under the said drugs

[@jackimoon8284]

I just have to say, anytime I’ve ever taken a psychedelic and returned to my house afterwards- all the dimensions look extremely distorted. Like the ceiling seems too tall or too short. The door frames seem larger or smaller. The hallways seem to be more or less spacious. And I often wonder is this what my house has always looked like? LOL. I think that’s a pretty regular reaction to seeing a space you’re hyper familiar with in a state you are not hyper familiar with. I also don’t recommend taking mushrooms around anyone who is not gonna take those mushrooms with you. It will make you super anxious. You should also be outside always. Not inside.

[@Cannibal713]

My roommate just got back from the hospital after a bad bout with pneumonia. A few days later she started looking at her three dogs (that she loves like her children) like they were from another dimension. That they were not hers. Just all of a sudden she calls me in a panic that the dogs were gone. I drove to the neighborhood and looked around for an hour before going home and finding her with all three dogs, sobbing that she can't find them. I pointed out the situation, and she snapped right to; concerned why she went temp crazy cernenly. She seems fine now tho. Does anybody have experience with this condition?

[@StelmachsWorld]

2:24 when my grandma had late stage dementia she was sitting on her house porch one day convinced she was at her lakefront cottage and wanted to go home. We asked here “Where’s the lake then?” and she said “Well they must have moved it”. We tried driving her half way to the cottage and back but it still didn’t help

[@dopehat868]

Wow this is fascinating! Wish this went for longer.

[@DistortedFaiths]

Ramachandran is the Neil Degrasse Tyson of neuroscience.

[@gaywizard2000]

Fak, I would say the very same thing 6 years later!

[@yumii155]

i would say the same thing 10 months later

[@RedBloodGAMING]

Holy shit 2010 was 7 years ago

[@SpontaneityJD]

RedBlood GAMING 8 years

[@SpontaneityJD]

@@BeatsByClover 10

[@kulsoommiandad8165]

DNA 9 yrs ago

[@somethingwithbungalows]

kulsoom miandad almost 10 years now!

[@mattfreezo]

9 years ago 😳

[@rd97ydh]

this video demonstrates so clearly and is so much clearer and logical than my uni text book...

[@nathalieng4984]

4:25 I could listen to this accent switch all day 😂

[@dooobodoofus6248]

god tier troll

[@netbookeater]

max chaney lmao

[@wtfdoiputhere]

i love this doctor's voice / accent it's just so clear and calming

[@deanimate]

Neil deGrasse Tyson before he started smashing down the pies

[@user-ru3zw6lz9h]

Lol no. That's V.S. Ramachandran.

[@fredinatub]

I think his mam and dad are just trolling him by playing dress up and taking him to different houses but telling him its the same house lol.

[@kiranmoysamanta4262]

Also, my mother is a victim of temporarily Capgra's Delusion, she denies me as her son everytime my results were out.

[@MouseGoat]

lol, might be someting else going on there ngl XD

[@DirtyAtreyu]

If their spending their whole life pretending to be his parents, are they not then still his parents?

[@padoga545]

DirtyAtreyu He also cannot believe, that the wife, he saw the first day after the accident is the same as the wife from the second day or the third and so on. Everything is separated from each other. If somebody wants him to talk about the family he met after his accident, he would not know what to tell because there where hundreds of those families. He actually knows that, but to really believe it, he has to close his eyes and talk to them and touching them. The best would be to live inside your home as if you where blind.

[@NikkiTrudelle]

These people really love their son , wonder what he's like today

[@catherinepool3870]

He is the same. His family is beyond amazing and loving. He is doing well. He wakes up happy.

[@alexk6126]

+Catherine Pool that's awesome to hear. If he hangs out with you guys and you go to the park, does he remember it as the imitation you or actually you?

[@loretta_3843]

Making something so strange make sense is quite amazing

[@Nicana68]

This is the best video I've seen about this condition.

[@GrayTeam83]

This doctors explanation is absolutely spectacular

[@aquibmohd]

Why don't people ask " if thats not your mother but an imposter , what gave it away ?"

[@Paralytixc]

It’s just a feeling. You can’t explain why because the only reason you “know” is because your emotional response to the people is severed

[@subhuman3408]

Because they don't want to be wrong

[@platinumfrost]

if close your eyes, Ramachandran sounds like Neil deGrasse Tyson

[@realizeyourparadise]

+platinumfrost And if you mute the Video, he kinda looks like him.

[@JoaoGuilherme-or5cf]

Men... I saw so many terror movies and books in my life, so many creepy things, but the feeling of this delusions like the capgras delusion or fregoli delusion scares me a lot, I don't know why... But just imagine if you wake up one morning and see your mother in the kitchen, but don't seens your mother, seens somewhere else, but exactly the same appearence of your mother... This kind of thing chills me out.

[@LoHarryGirl]

Ramchandran is a genius

[@EAJ92]

this just blows my mind. i could not imagine what suffering from that would be like...

[@dinette76]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

[@NonoSR]

Oh my goodness, I know you. I know your Mother Rosita and your father Jim. You dated my friend Teresa years ago in the early 90's David in Oklahoma City. I am so sorry to hear of your accident. I am so happy to see that you and your family are doing alright. I wish for you everything possible and blessed by God on your recovery. Bless you and your family always, Jerrieann

[@TomeRodrigo]

That's an interesting comment.

[@blackngoldcuttlefish3390]

That is pretty deep. To think our automatic, unconscious emotional (brain and physical) reactions really dictate a lot and contribute to what we think as fact

[@rickwrites2612]

It's interesting he said he didn't "expect" things of them as he would his real family. Makes me wonder if in addition to brain injury there is a guilt component.

[@touchgrass7129]

you tried to replace yourself you tried to replace yoursellllf

[@dandumb]

👏👏

[@jackimoon8284]

Get it Dr. Ramachandran! Totally believable explanation👏👏👏

[@zopoulos1187]

keep recommending me videos like this KZbin

[@kloba-]

You can really see what he feels when you look at that face in the end, holy shit who knows how confusing this is for the person to look at somebody cry not say anything until they hear them but still getting imputs from eyes that they are not crying

[@drovoseg]

I like doctor's gestures.

[@makc3887]

If the connetions between amygdala and limbic system are cut,he should permanently see his parents as strangers. Why does he recognise them sometimes. So it might not be complete cut of connections between amygdala and limbic system.

[@GoreF1en4]

i had capgras when i was psychotic and not receiving anti psychotics yet. That shit sucks. I thought the evil versions of people could read my mind and they were plotting to kill me.

[@Lownotes]

Everything about the person is the same to him, but he can't feel the emotional connection anymore. Without that connection, he explains the reality he experiences by saying those people must be imposters.

[@Becausethearthisnotflat]

It happens to me too when I see the utility bills

[@marisoln5447]

Wow I feel so sorry for him

[@mspsychology21]

This is perfectly explained 👍🏻

[@grinning_owl]

I wonder what would have happened if they had given both David and his father a phone and had them sit back-to-back until David was convinced he was talking with his father. Then, while they are still talking, take David's hand, bring him to his feet, then walk him around to the chair where his dad was sitting and still conversing with him. Would David be able to put two and two together and realize the man in the chair talking to him was his father? OR would he then distrust the voice he was hearing and freak out?

[@melissamartin9615]

David's mom was incredibly perceptive and came up with ingenious ideas for David. The going upstairs to talk to them on the phone was absolutely brilliant! She needs a job in mental health.

[@jasonkrohmer2325]

I love this Dr lol. He's got to be the best in the field.

[@HyperGnar]

My guess is like Ramachadran said, the pathways are awfully close to each other. Therefore, the emotional pathway for some reason overrides the intellectual pathway causing them to think those close to them are impostors and sometimes including themselves.

[@momsnothome2088]

extremely interesting. Thank you for sharing!

[@legoyoda645]

When the imposter is sus

[@allangray6764]

Poor dude. When I was a child in 3rd grade I was so sure that everyone I met worked for a zoo in which I was the only animal being kept.

[@gaywizard2000]

Was that on this planet?

[@some______guy]

I respect this doctor (can't spell) so much. He's such an impressive person

[@taylor29ish]

David Cronenberg made a movie about Capras delusion called "Spider" starring Ralph Fiennes. It's fantastic!

[@earthaph5977]

Capgras syndrome(delusion of double): for an example prosecutor(stranger) has replaced my family person to harm me.. Fregoli syndrome: Family member has changed himself to disguise of stranger to harm me

[@gallagator06]

It's not just his parents. The part of the brain that is damaged is the emotional aspect of the brain (amygdala). The person can't relay any emotions to people he knows or places (materialistic items) but can remember them. Just no emotional attachment.

[@VennylaJericho]

Yeah, it's extremely hard to believe my family. No matter how many times they saythey are my family, i have a hard time believing them

[@RogueOne-o5b]

It’s like bro died and another version of him took over and was like “why does everything feel off??”

[@yajy4501]

That scientist dude’s voice is amazing. I’d listen to a 500 hr audio book of him describing mental illnesses 😂

[@terriblereading7586]

when the Impostor is sus

[@berniesob4177]

They've got a name for everything.

[@YoungMrD29]

Bernie Sob yuuupp

[@horrorhabit8421]

I only have one question about the telephone thing. When he sees his parents and talks to them in person, he is also hearing them then.

[@peachyclean20]

It's how the brain prioritizes the input it receives. Visual ranks above auditory......most of the time and in an undamaged brain.

[@ThatDangerousWolf]

This much be absolutely devastating to his wife. It was so sad when she was talking about him saying the other woman is a better cook.

[@subhuman3408]

Whether to know your infact delusional or getting gaslighted is a psychological nightmare

[@NamTran-bq3tc]

OMG, the last sentence of the video is truly fascinating. Great ending of an interesting video

[@Howtobethis]

The doctor is a pro.

[@MichiganPeatMoss]

Fascinating. Perhaps his parents should walk into the room while speaking on the phone at the same time, not that the issue would be resolved via this approach.

[@erickburgos8242]

very informative, thanks for the upload

[@foundationgamer9771]

He's playing Among Us in real life

[@TheJunkalos]

he actually gave a talk in TED TALKS and it was AMAZING!!! it was about some other mental disorder check it out,

[@nietzsche1991]

must watch ''goodnight mommy' movie

[@duttydimples]

Jake Jacobs // thats what brought me here

[@A777K]

My neighbor grandpa, 86 years old, keeps saying to his family, to take him home (when hes already at home). When asked which home, he said, the home that is next to those 2 girls (me and my sister) who talk to him all the time through rhe windows

[@uriituw]

Why do videos like this receive so many comments containing religious drivel?

[@gamepassgriefersent.9522]

I feel like this man has somehow ended up in our dimension........idk I’m high

[@Dandanthemermaidman333]

He encountered a second hand vanity

[@SaccidanandaSadasiva]

Are you soulless robots? (video game) Actors? (Truman show) Expansions of my mind? (solipsism) Alien impostors in familiar forms? (capgras)

[@kerryspencer]

I know a preschooler who had similar “tests” to confirm if her loved ones were real (they typically involved touching the skin on the arm; mostly this worked, but sometimes confirmed her fears to her). do you mind if I ask, were you, in later life, ever diagnosed with any sort of neurological disorder? (if you do do mind, just ignore this, no worries; but I would be interested to hear other people’s experiences regarding early-childhood “imposter” fears/incidences and later outcomes.)

[@annetteslife]

I was wondering if this type of delusion is common in certain types of Schizophrenics?

[@jackcummins2275]

It’s fascinating it’s like a disorder of object persistence it seems like he can’t conceptualise that the object then and the object now are the same object so he creates this delusion to explain it, well these must be imposters that look exactly the same. Just a hypothesis

[@lulylulyanka2676]

I think it is because your emotions as a child are very strong and when you are older you feel less from the strongly about things because you are already used to them. so when you get a blow to the head you kind of expect the same emotion as you has as a child but you dont get that because you are older now

[@noeditbookreviews]

The more I learn about how the brain works the more jaw droppingly amazed I am. This all means we could alter a patient's brain to achieve any desired response. Create minds that have super human abilities in any areas we chose by bypassing certain relay centers or restructuring neural routes. For example create a brain which will always respond in the desired manner when exposed to stimuli of our chosing. The implications of this should cause us to re-examine our definition of reality. If our agreement on reality is dependant on our neural structure, which can be altered in countless different ways then.... Wow. What we DO know- The leading governments of Earth have and will use unethical means to gain a better understanding of the brain AND use it against us to expand their power. I find it incredibly naive to imagine that they aren't doing this today. How do they acquire these living human study subjects? History tells us, any covert means necessary. Abduction comes to mind.

[@cori4425]

Hi... Where can i watch more of this episodes? I'm genuinely interested, and I found it incredibly fascinating. I'm genuinely interested in the human mind and eager to learn more about why these syndromes occur. As someone who is planning to study psychology, I'm keen to explore these topics further. Could you please let me know where I can find more episodes or resources on this subject?

[@Natsukashii-Records]

Why not train the man's brain? Make him keep his eyes closed and has his father walk into the room and have them speak for a bit, then if he feels like his father he should open his eyes, get response, and then repeat until his brain forms new pathways to the amigdala or hopefully use the auditory system to mainly derive emotion even though he sees things... but would that mean that if he saw an explosion he would just stand there staring at it until the blast wave reached his ears to scare him?

[@crab8998]

Is it scary that I sometimes believe my loved ones are fake and that the real people are getting killed in some horrific way in a hidden place? I think it is...

[@crab8998]

Ha ha...

[@crab8998]

***** xD it's not that bad. Just some horrible anxiety thoughts :D

[@crab8998]

***** Thanks.

[@hanzohasashi5603]

Berserkowitz you never know dude ;) maybe their is someone horribly torturing the last clone. And you live with strangers everyday. Whats real anymore?

[@crab8998]

Sebby Siena Yeah I know this was a while ago but you are ruining my life haha... jk.

[@1MINUTEJANE]

plottwist: His real parents abandoned him and they now hold hostage because they wanted a child

[@slavcvlt]

i went back to america for a week. now i don’t feel like im home because i’m physically exhausted and inpain after. but im just one who’s over aware.

[@TomasPetkevicius94]

Fascinating!

[@asdasdvsavgdvsh]

This is like a twilight zone episode

[@GeneralCDOT]

If this is the case it doesnt explain why sometimes when he does see his parents he knows who they are

[@dans6046]

I'd ignore it. Its a Freudian explanation, and Freud was an idiot. (Yes I know i'm six years late but my hate for Sigmund Freud is timeless).

[@AristonSparta]

So... can Capgras be worked around by simply closing one’s eyes, cutting off the visual system that contradicts the emotional system when feeling someone in an impostor?

[@StriderVM]

But isn't the issue not the visual itself, but the accompanying emotional response.

[@Dhavalc2011]

It's really hard to get your explaination eventhough i know all terms (Since I am in engineering ) but its very hard to relate with this topic