Touching my left elbow: The anatomical structure of the body affects the illusion of self-touch

Rebekah C. White, Anne M. Aimola Davies

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    Abstract

    A self-touch paradigm is used to create the illusion that one is touching one's own left elbow when one is actually touching the examiner's arm. Our new self-touch illusion is sensitive to the anatomical structure of the body: you can touch your left elbow with your right index finger but not with your left index finger. Illusion onset was faster and illusion ratings were higher when participants administered touch using the plausible right index finger compared with the implausible left index finger.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)95-98
    Number of pages4
    JournalPerception
    Volume40
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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