Rubber hands in space: the role of distance and relative position in the rubber hand illusion.

ABSTRACT: The rubber hand illusion (RHI) is a perceptual phenomenon in which participants experience ownership over a fake model hand through synchronous visuotactile stimulation. Several studies have shown that the illusion occurs only when both hands are in close proximity to each other. In the present study, we systematically examined the role of relative position (lateral, distal) and distance (13-75 cm) of the model hand (with respect to participants' real hand) on illusion experience across both lateral and distal positions. Furthermore, we also compared different facets of the subjective illusion experience; the experience of the model hand being part of one's body (i.e., ownership) and the perceptual fusion of vision and touch (i.e., referral of touch). In two experiments we observed indicat

SUBMITTER: Kalckert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6584242 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature