Unraveling the Enigma of Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Alice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a rare disorder that affects the way people perceive the world around them and can distort how they experience their own bodies and the space it occupies. The syndrome can cause distortions in vision as well as time, and can be triggered by a wide range of causes, including migraines, strokes, brain tumours, aneurysms, viral infections, epilepsy, eye diseases and psychiatric disorders. AIWS may be caused by a dysfunction of a region of the brain called the temporo-parietal-occipital junction, where visual and spatial information are combined with signals about touch, body position and pain.