Rubber hands 'feel' touch that eyes see

TitleRubber hands 'feel' touch that eyes see
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1998
AuthorsBotvinick, M, Cohen J
JournalNature
Volume391
Issue6669
Pagination756 - 756
ISSN00280836
KeywordsSelf
Abstract

Illusions have historically been of great use to psychology for what they can reveal about perceptual processes. We report here an illusion in which tactile sensations are referred to an alien limb. The effect reveals a three-way interaction between vision, touch and proprioception, and may supply evidence concerning the basis of bodily self-identification.

DOI10.1038/35784
Short TitleNature
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