Rubber Hand Illusion Induced by Electronic Equipment-Controlled Stimuli

• Autor(a) principal: Lira, Marilia
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: Dall’Agnol, Patrícia Aparecida, Boggio, Sérgio Américo, Boggio, Paulo Sérgio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/7355
• topic: percepción sensorial; integración multissensorial; ilusión de la mano de goma; propiedad del cuerpo; autoconciencia del cuerpo; percepção sensorial; integração multissensorial; ilusão da mão de borracha; propriedade corpórea; autoconsciência corporal; sensory perception; multisensory integration; rubber hand illusion; body ownership; bodily self‑consciousness

The induction of rubber hand illusion (RHI) is typically manually performed by brushes. In this direction, we developed an electronic device in order to increase the accuracy of tactile stimuli in RHI. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of an electronic and programmable apparatus developed for induction of RHI. Method: The study included 51 participants, age (11 and 59 years) distributed in four groups. For data collection we used the prosthetic hands and the personaly developed electronic equipment. The intensity of RHI was assessed using a subjective questionnaire containing 13 questions ranked in agreement or disagreement on the sensations perceived paradigm. Results: We found significant effects on all questions about incorporation of the rubber hand. Conclusion: The electronic equipment was effective in speed, timing and accuracy of movement of brushes and displayed the robust induction of RHI. Hence, we propose the use of such eletronic equipment in the RHI paradigm in scientific studies.