Mevrouw M. had jeuk en krabde tot het hersenvocht naar buiten kwam, misschien een kwestie van perceptie. Hoogst fascinerend. The New Yorker, Annals of Medicine, The Itch. Its mysterious power may be a clue to a new theory about brains and bodies: “The theory—and a theory is all it is right now—has begun to make [...]
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Illusion mimics out-of-body experiences
August 25th, 2007
Nature: “Scientists have deliberately fooled people into feeling they are watching themselves from outside their own bodies, using virtual-reality technology. The achievement reveals how the brain can be confused as it struggles to integrate confusing information from the different senses.”
Tags: neurology · psychology