Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion?
Passively grasping an unseen artificial finger induces ownership over this finger and an illusory coming together of one's index fingers: a grasp illusion. Here we determine how interoceptive ability and attending to the upper limbs influence this illusion. Participants passively grasped an uns...
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| description | Passively grasping an unseen artificial finger induces ownership over this finger and an illusory coming together of one's index fingers: a grasp illusion. Here we determine how interoceptive ability and attending to the upper limbs influence this illusion. Participants passively grasped an unseen artificial finger with their left index finger and thumb for 3 min while their right index finger, located 12 cm below, was lightly clamped. Experiment 1 (n = 30) investigated whether the strength of the grasp illusion (perceived index finger spacing and perceived ownership) is related to a person's level of interoceptive accuracy (modified heartbeat counting task) and sensibility (Noticing subscale of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness). Experiment 2 (n = 30) investigated the effect of providing verbal or tactile cues to guide participants' attention to their upper limbs. On their own, neither interoceptive accuracy and sensibility or verbal and tactile cueing had an effect on the grasp illusion. However, verbal cueing increased the strength of the grasp illusion in individuals with lower interoceptive ability. Across the observed range of interoceptive accuracy and sensibility, verbal cueing decreased perceived index spacing by 5.6 cm [1.91 to 9.38] (mean [95%CI]), and perceived ownership by ∼3 points on a 7-point Likert scale (slope -0.93 [-1.72 to -0.15]). Thus, attending to the upper limbs via verbal cues increases the strength of the grasp illusion in a way that is inversely proportional to a person's level of interoceptive accuracy and sensibility. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c99ebf09f6204bbb8c2936a44690cf6a2022-12-21T21:21:29ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-011611e025998810.1371/journal.pone.0259988Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion?Annie A ButlerLucy S RobertsonAudrey P WangSimon C GandeviaMartin E HérouxPassively grasping an unseen artificial finger induces ownership over this finger and an illusory coming together of one's index fingers: a grasp illusion. Here we determine how interoceptive ability and attending to the upper limbs influence this illusion. Participants passively grasped an unseen artificial finger with their left index finger and thumb for 3 min while their right index finger, located 12 cm below, was lightly clamped. Experiment 1 (n = 30) investigated whether the strength of the grasp illusion (perceived index finger spacing and perceived ownership) is related to a person's level of interoceptive accuracy (modified heartbeat counting task) and sensibility (Noticing subscale of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness). Experiment 2 (n = 30) investigated the effect of providing verbal or tactile cues to guide participants' attention to their upper limbs. On their own, neither interoceptive accuracy and sensibility or verbal and tactile cueing had an effect on the grasp illusion. However, verbal cueing increased the strength of the grasp illusion in individuals with lower interoceptive ability. Across the observed range of interoceptive accuracy and sensibility, verbal cueing decreased perceived index spacing by 5.6 cm [1.91 to 9.38] (mean [95%CI]), and perceived ownership by ∼3 points on a 7-point Likert scale (slope -0.93 [-1.72 to -0.15]). Thus, attending to the upper limbs via verbal cues increases the strength of the grasp illusion in a way that is inversely proportional to a person's level of interoceptive accuracy and sensibility.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259988 |
| spellingShingle | Annie A Butler Lucy S Robertson Audrey P Wang Simon C Gandevia Martin E Héroux Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion? PLoS ONE |
| title | Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion? |
| title_full | Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion? |
| title_fullStr | Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion? |
| title_short | Do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion? |
| title_sort | do interoception and attending to the upper limbs affect body ownership and body representation in the grasp illusion |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259988 |
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