Capgras
Proper noun
Meaning
Capgras
A surname from French.
Examples
Ellis and Young (1990) report that the Capgras delusion may be a result of an impaired ability of recognition such as brain damage.
But Mark, his brain damaged from the accident, displays symptoms of a rare syndrome known as Capgras; he believes that his sister has been replaced by a doppelganger or government spy.
Those suffering from the Capgras syndrome tend to have more suspicious personalities and have unusual visualizations about the world and surrounding environments.
Weber recognizes Mark as a rare case of Capgras Syndrome, a doubling delusion, and eagerly investigates.
When Karin contacts the famous cognitive neurologist Gerald Weber for help, he diagnoses Mark as having Capgras syndrome.