Mere observation of body discontinuity affects perceived ownership and vicarious agency over a virtual hand

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 233, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1247-1259

  Tieri, G ^a,b   Tidoni, E ^a,b   Pavone, E F ^b,c   Aglioti, S M ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^c BrainTrends Ltd   (Italy)

Author keywords

Feeling of body ownership; First person perspective; Immersive virtual reality; Vicarious agency; Visual continuity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEELING OF OWNERSHIP; FOREARM; HAND; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIMB; MENTAL FUNCTION; OBSERVATION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SENSORY STIMULATION; VICARIOUS AGENCY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; WRIST; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION; TIME; VISION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; OWNERSHIP; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925496219     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4202-3     Document Type: Article

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