Approaching Stan Laurel's Illusion: The Self-Induced Rubber Hand Phenomenon. (August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Neuf, Hartmut; Hamburger, Kai
• Is Part Of: Perception. Volume 42:Number 8(2013)
• Page Start: 894
• Page End: 897
• Publication Date: 2013-08
• Subjects: rubber hand illusion -- self-induced rubber hand illusion -- visual occlusion -- neural plasticity; Perception -- Periodicals; Perception -- Periodicals; Perception; Periodicals; 153.705
• DOI: 10.1068/p7528
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0301-0066

Abstract

The classical rubber hand illusion is induced by an experimenter (eg stimulation with a brush) and usually realized with some sort of visual occlusion. Here, we demonstrate a new phenomenon: The self-induced rubber hand illusion. It is possible to elicit the feeling of a third hand without any help from an experimenter and under conditions of no occlusion. The findings are discussed within the context of neural plasticity.