The Full Body Illusion (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

The Full Body Illusion

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In the Full Body Illusion participants view their own backs being stroked, and when the seen and viewed stroking is synchronous a bodily illusion occurs causing them to feel illusory ownership over the viewed body. This study showed that contrary to previous beliefs, schizophrenia patients do not have any deficits in body ownership.

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Roy Salomon (www.salomonlab.org)

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