The neuroscience of self
Tricking the mind into another body
The engineering of future transfer
The philosophy and ethics of swapping
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Master of The science of swapping bodies
007skaty Matthew Botvinick and Jonathan Cohen discovered the rubber hand illusion by merging visual and tactile inputs to trick the human brain.
007skaty Disrupting this brain region triggers out-of-body sensations, making body jumping possible
Rubber hand trick: Stroking a fake hand while hiding your real one can trick your brain into adopting the rubber hand in under ten seconds.
A psychological phenomenon where an individual perceives an entire artificial or foreign body as their own. In 2008, Karolinska Institute researchers Valeria Petkova and Henrik Ehrsson successfully induced this illusion using a mannequin.
What primary mechanism does the brain use to adopt the rubber hand in the rubber hand illusion?
What unusual phenomenon can occur when the temporoparietal junction is electrically stimulated or damaged?
Which specific brain region is responsible for integrating sensory data to determine our physical location in space?
What happens to our sense of self-location when visual, tactile, and balance signals fall out of sync?
Which sensory system in the inner ear provides the brain with balance and spatial orientation data?
What is the scientific term for the body's ability to sense its own position and movement in space without looking?