About this episode

The episode explores bizarre neurological disorders that fracture perception and identity, delving into how the brain constructs and distorts reality.

In this episode of Fringe Beyond Limits, the hosts explore bizarre, real neurological disorders that fracture perception and identity. From alien hand syndrome and Lilliputian hallucinations to Charles Bonnet syndrome, Anton's syndrome, and foreign accent syndrome, listeners hear vivid stories and scientific explanations showing how the brain constructs — and sometimes distorts — reality. Through patient cases, history, and listener reactions, the episode asks unsettling questions about consciousness, identity, and how fragile our experience of the world truly is.

People in this episode

Host: Fringe Beyond Limits

Topics covered

• neurological disorders
• perception
• identity
• consciousness
• reality distortion
• patient cases

Keywords

• alien hand syndrome
• Lilliputian hallucinations
• Charles Bonnet syndrome
• Anton's syndrome
• foreign accent syndrome

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fringe Beyond Limits, Fractured Reality: The Mind's Darkest Disorders pt. 2

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