Poetzl phenomenon — see Pötzl phenomenon … Dictionary of Hallucinations
quick-motion phenomenon — Also known as time grabbing phenomenon. The term quick motion phenomenon is a loose translation of the German expression Zeitrafferphänomen, literally time shortening phenomenon or time abridgement phenomenon . The term Zeitrafferphänomen was… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Akinetopsia — Akinetopsia, also known as cerebral akinetopsia or motion blindness, is an extremely rare neuropsychological disorder in which a patient cannot perceive motion in their visual field, despite being able to see stationary objects without issue. For … Wikipedia
palinopsia — Also referred to as pseudodiplopia. The term palinopsia comes from the Greek words palin (again) and opsis (seeing). It translates as seeing again or seeing multiple identical copies . The original term for this group of visual phenomena was * … Dictionary of Hallucinations
protracted duration — The term protracted duration is a loose translation of the German expression Zeitlupenphänomen, which literally means time deceleration phenomenon . The term Zeitlupenphänomen was introduced in or shortly before 1934 by the Austrian… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
visual allachaesthesia — Also known as optical allachaesthesia, optical alloaesthesia, and fata morgana of the visual sphere. The first three expressions are indebted to the Greek words attache (elsewhere) and aisthanesthai (to notice, to perceive). They translate… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
metamorphopsia — The term metamorphopsia comes from the Greek words metamorphoun (to change the form) and opsis (seeing). It translates roughly as seeing an altered form . It is not clear who introduced the term, but it appears in a medical lexicon as early as … Dictionary of Hallucinations
time distortion — Also known as illusory alteration of time, psychopathology of time judgment, paradoxic time sense, temporal anomaly, and dyschronation. All six terms are generic terms for a group of symptoms characterized by an altered experience of… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
tachypsychia — The term tachypsychia comes from the Greek words tachos (swiftness) and psuchè (life breath, spirit, soul, mind). It translates loosely as rapid mind or fast psyche . The term is used to denote an altered perception of time in which it is… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
