Chances are good that you’ve seen entertaining footage of the so-called “rubber hand illusion,” where someone becomes convinced that a fake rubber hand is actually their own. It’s more than a clever ...

New research shows how the use of a multisensory illusion may help treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The new method could bypass the disadvantages of exposure therapy. Share on Pinterest ...

A world-famous psychological experiment used to help explain the brain's understanding of the body, as well as scores of clinical disorders, has been dismissed as not fit-for-purpose in a new academic ...

If a person hides their own hand and focuses on a rubber hand instead, they may perceive it as part of their own body under certain conditions. What sounds like a gimmick could one day be used to help ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder wreaks havoc on the lives of approximately two to three percent of the world’s population. But despite its prevalence, one of the most-common treatments for the condition ...

Psychology has taken some hits in recent years—most famously in the form of the “replication crisis.”Multiple failures to reproduce high-profile findings prompted a reexamination of methods that can ...

Proprioception, or the sense of how our body and limbs are positioned, is central to our self-concept. Damage to the proprioceptive system can have devastating effects on the ability to coordinate ...

A bizarre illusion where fake faeces are put on a rubber hand has been tested on people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) – and may one day become a new treatment. Therapies based on this ...

The rubber hand illusion is an impressive dinner party trick. It persuades an unwitting guest that a rubber hand on the table is actually his or her own. For the victim, the illusion is rapid, ...

Proprioception, or the sense of how our body and limbs are positioned, is central to our self-concept. Damage to the proprioceptive system can have devastating effects on the ability to coordinate ...