Bodily illusions disrupt tactile sensations

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-49

  D'Amour, Sarah ^a   Pritchett, Lisa M ^a   Harris, Laurence R ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body distortion; Body representation; Body schema; Tactile acuity; Tactile sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925868262     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: 19391277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038514     Document Type: Article

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