Matthew R Longo

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Birkbeck, University of London

Matthew R Longo is professor of cognitive neuroscience in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London. He studies the sense of touch and our experience of our body.

Written by Matthew R Longo

Distorted reflections of people on a textured surface next to a blurred person on the right, in a photo.

Body image distortions are a normal feature of mental life

Body image distortions can be severe in anorexia nervosa and bulimia, but they’re also a normal feature of mental life

by Matthew R Longo