If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under certain conditions. What sounds like a gimmick could one day be used to ...

Suddenly the rubber hand literally feels like it belongs to her. Consciously she knows it's not true, but that doesn't matter. Threaten the fake hand, and people under the illusion's spell respond ...

Video: Rubber hand illusion Read about all the tactile and body illusions in our special feature About 10 years ago, psychologists in Pennsylvania discovered an amazing illusion. They found that ...

Like humans, octopuses can fall for the rubber hand illusion and believe that a fake arm is theirs. This suggests they have a sense of their own body, just as we do.

It seems to be the stuff of pure fantasy: a hand made of rubber feels as if it belongs to the owner’s body. Although it is hardly conceivable, it is an illusion which is in fact well-known in ...

Stroking a rubber hand in front of someone while stroking their hidden real hand in the same way can make people feel as if the rubber hand is theirs. But it may take merely the expectation of ...

The "rubber hand illusion" tricks people into believing a body part is theirs even though it isn't — and new findings show what's going on in the brain.

Like humans, octopuses can fall for the rubber hand illusion and believe that a fake arm is theirs. This suggests they have a sense of their own body, just as we do.