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Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Linked to Brain Structure

Researchers reported gender-specific associations in visual and limbic brain regions among healthy adults with subclinical body dysmorphic symptoms.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • May 19, 2026

  • 4 min

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Top Institutions in Psychiatry

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  • #1

    University of Halle
    University of Halle

    Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

    Key Differentiators

    • Psychiatry

  • #2

    University of Münster Faculty of Medicine
    University of Münster Faculty of Medicine

    Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia

    Key Differentiators

    • Psychiatry

  • #3

    Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
    Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

    Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

    Key Differentiators

    • Psychiatry

  • #4

    Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
    Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University

    Xuzhou, Jiangsu

    Key Differentiators

    • Psychiatry

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Body Dysmorphic Symptoms Linked to Brain Structure

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • May 19, 2026

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