What happens when someone you love looks you in the eye… and insists you’re not real? In this eerie and emotional Messy Morsel, Jess explores Capgras Delusion — a rare psychological condition where the brain recognizes a face but disconnects from the feeling behind it.

We’ll step into the shoes of a caregiver, unpack the neuroscience behind delusional misidentification, and talk about what (if anything) can be done when reality fractures. Along the way, we explore how this condition intersects with rare mental illness, face recognition disorder, and other psychological disorders that challenge our most basic sense of connection.

Sources:

• Capgras Syndrome: A Review of the Literature
• Joseph M. Silva et al., 1990, Psychiatric Services
• https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/ps.41.4.434
• Three Laws of Qualia
• V.S. Ramachandran & William Hirstein, 1997
• https://www.imprint.co.uk/pdf/Ramachandran.pdf
• Disconnection Syndromes and Delusional Misidentification
• Ellis, H. D., & Young, A. W., 1990, Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
• (Key theory on fusiform-amygdala disconnect in Capgras)

Music by: SoundPlusUA and Mr. Lex Olesii Bezalov for Spark Groove " Electro Swing", NikitaKondrahev "Cosy Quirky Comedy", Geoff Harvey "The Secret Room"

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