In the classic “rubber hand” illusion, a participant is tricked into experiencing a fake arm on the table in front of them as their own: their brain “feels” the tickle of a feather or other stimuli ...

A new study has demonstrated that the well-known rubber hand illusion can reduce pain perception, potentially offering new avenues for pain management. LWL University Hospital, Bochum, Germany, ...

BOCHUM, Germany — Your brain is easily fooled, and that might be a good thing for pain relief. International researchers have found that when people are tricked into feeling that a rubber hand belongs ...

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 help ...

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