‘Body-swap’ illusion

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  • 04/12/2008 01:00
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Stockholm. Valeria Petkova, right, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm tests the 'body-swap' illusion, a method wereby people can e...

Stockholm. Valeria Petkova, right, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm tests the 'body-swap' illusion, a method wereby people can experience the illusion that either a mannequin or another person's body is their own body. In a study presented Tuesday, neuroscientists at the institute show how they got volunteers wearing virtual reality goggles to experience the illusion of swapping bodies with a mannequin and a real person.

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