Experimental induction of a perceived telescoped limb using a full-body illusion

Phantom limbs refer to the sensation that an amputated or missing limb is still attached to the body. Phantom limbs may be perceived as continuous with the stump so as to resemble a normal limb, or as telescoped with the more distal portion of the phantom being perceived as having withdrawn within t...

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Main Authors: Laura eSchmalzl, H Henrik Ehrsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2011.00034/full