Chances are good that you’ve seen entertaining footage of the so-called “rubber hand illusion,” where someone becomes convinced that a fake rubber hand is actually their own. It’s more than a clever ...

A new study suggests the brain can be easily tricked into abandoning a hand. Aug. 26, 2008— -- While the old adage may say that "seeing is believing," new research shows that vision can lead the ...

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 ...

Discover how the rubber hand illusion reveals differences in body representation between children and adults. Explore perception changes with age. Close your eyes. Do you know where all your fingers ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder wreaks havoc on the lives of approximately two to three percent of the world’s population. But despite its prevalence, one of the most-common treatments for the condition ...

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 ...

A party trick involving a fake hand has been adapted by scientists looking at new treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder A popular party trick could help people overcome obsessive compulsive ...

A neurological party trick used to entertain and baffle visitors to science fairs has revealed a key insight into how our brains connect with our bodies. The rubber hand illusion, which ‘tricks’ a ...

The famous, but bizarre, 'rubber hand illusion' could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder overcome their condition without the often unbearable stress of exposure therapy, ...