The sense of position of the body and its limbs is a proprioceptive sense. Proprioceptors are
concerned with monitoring the body's own actions. Position sense is important because it is …

This topical review starts with a warning that despite an impressive wealth of neuroscientific
data, a reductionist approach can never fully explain persistent pain. One reason is the …

Body ownership is the multisensory perception of a body as one's own. Recently, the
emergence of body ownership illusions like the visuotactile rubber hand illusion has been …

The reflection of passive arm displacement in a mirror is a powerful means of inducing a
kinaesthetic illusion in the static arm hidden behind the mirror. Our recent research findings …

Bodily illusions are changes in immediate awareness of one's body that do not correspond
to the body's veridical state. They offer a unique tool for investigating the perceptual …

To perceive self-hand movements, the central nervous system (CNS) relies on multiple
sensory inputs mainly derived from vision, touch, and muscle proprioception. However, how …

When placing one hand on each side of a mirror and making synchronous bimanual
movements, the mirror-reflected hand feels like one's own hand that is hidden behind the …

A person's internal representation of his/her body is not fixed. It can be substantially modified
by neurological injuries and can also be extended (in healthy participants) to incorporate …

Body movements are invariably accompanied by various proprioceptive, visual, tactile
and/or motor signals. It is therefore difficult to completely dissociate these various signals …

Background. The well‐known rubber hand paradigm induces an illusion by having
participants feel the touch applied to a fake hand. In parallel, the kinesthetic mirror illusion …