article_snippet.sent: This confirms that it is caused by an altered perception of their own bodies in the brain,' said Professor Olaf Blanke of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland .
article_snippet.sent: Under normal circumstances the brain is able to form a unified self-perception, but Professor Olaf Blanke of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland Professor Olaf Blanke of the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland explained that when this malfunctions the brain creates a second representation of the brain body. '
article_snippet.sent: MRI scans revealed abnormalities with three brain regions involved in self-awareness, movement and the sense of position in space.
article_snippet.sent: three brain regions involved in self-awareness, movement and the sense of position in space contribute to multi sensory signal processing, important for the perception of one's own body.