Summary: A new study shows that the rubber hand illusion can reduce the intensity of pain caused by heat. Researchers found ...

Researchers conducted an experiment in which test subjects felt like a rubber hand was part of their own body. As a result, their own hand became less sensitive to pain.

The rubber hand illusion occurs when the hidden hand and the rubber hand are touched at the same time, for example with a brush. In the experiment outlined here, the illusion was not evoked ...