2012-08-15
The rubber hand illusion (RHI) refers to the illusory perception of ownership of a rubber hand that may occur when covert tactile stimulation of a participant’s hand co-occurs with overt corresponding stimulation of a rubber hand. In the current study a team of IKN scientists from the Neuro- and Biopsychology labs investigated the influence of the RHI on pseudoneglect on the line bisection task (the leftward bias when marking the centre of horizontal lines). The results of study suggest that integrating the left sided rubber hand into one’s body image shifts the subjective body midline to the right, thus counteracting pseudoneglect.
The rubber hand illusion (RHI) refers to the illusory perception of ownership of a rubber hand that may occur when covert tactile stimulation of a participant’s hand co-occurs with overt corresponding stimulation of a rubber hand. In the current study a team of IKN scientists from the Neuro- and Biopsychology labs investigated the influence of the RHI on pseudoneglect on the line bisection task (the leftward bias when marking the centre of horizontal lines). The results of study suggest that integrating the left sided rubber hand into one’s body image shifts the subjective body midline to the right, thus counteracting pseudoneglect.
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