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.
DaviesA M AimolaWhiteR CThewGAimolaN M VDaviesM, 2010“Visual capture of action, experience of ownership, and the illusion of self-touch: A new rubber hand paradigm”Perception39830–838.
2.
BotvinickMCohenJ, 1998“Rubber hands ‘feel’ touch that eyes see”Nature391756.
3.
EhrssonH H, 2009“How many arms make a pair? Perceptual illusion of having an additional limb”Perception38310–312.
4.
EhrssonH HHolmesN PPassinghamR E, 2005“Touching a rubber hand: Feeling of body ownership is associated with activity in multisensory brain areas”Journal of Neuroscience2510564–10573.
5.
FolegattiAFarnèASalemmeRde VignemontF, 2012“The Rubber Hand Illusion: Two's a company, but three's a crowd”Consciousness and Cognition: An International Journal21799–812.
