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Proprioceptive drift without illusions of ownership for rotated hands in the 'rubber hand illusion' paradigm

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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>09/2011
<mark>Journal</mark>Cognitive Neuroscience
Issue number3-4
Volume2
Number of pages8
Pages (from-to)171-178
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

The rubber hand illusion is one reliable way to experimentally manipulate the experience of body ownership. However, debate continues about the necessary and sufficient conditions eliciting the illusion. We measured proprioceptive drift and the subjective experience (via questionnaire) while manipulating two variables that have been suggested to affect the intensity of the illusion. First, the rubber hand was positioned either in a posturally congruent position, or rotated by 180°. Second, either the anatomically same rubber hand was used, or an anatomically incongruent one. We found in two independent experiments that a rubber hand rotated by 180° leads to increased proprioceptive drift during synchronous visuo-tactile stroking, although it does not lead to feelings of ownership (as measured by questionnaire). This dissociation between drift and ownership suggests that proprioceptive drift is not necessarily a valid proxy for the illusion when using hands rotated by 180°.