It feels like it's me: Interpersonal multisensory stimulation enhances visual remapping of touch from other to self

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 630-637

  Cardini, Flavia ^a   Tajadura Jiménez, Ana ^a   Serino, Andrea ^b,c,d   Tsakiris, Manos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Polo Scientifico Didattico di Cesena   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Enfacement illusion; Interpersonal multisensory stimulation; Multisensory interaction; Self recognition; Visual remapping of touch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILLUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOUCH; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881095621     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031049     Document Type: Article

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