Task-induced transient depersonalization- and derealization-like experiences: a comparative examination of mirror gazing and fixed attention tasks
Consciousness and Cognition July 3, 2026 Shun Sasaki, Tokiko Harada, Hideki Ohira
Depersonalization (DP) and derealization (DR) are dissociative experiences involving altered bodily self-experience and diminished felt reality of the external world. Although various paradigms have been used to induce transient DP-/DR-like experiences experimentally, their relative induction profiles remain unclear. The present study compared Mirror Gazing Task (MGT) with a closely matched...