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The Anne Boleyn Illusion is a Six-Fingered Salute to Sensory Remapping
Roger Newport1, Dominic Y Wong1, Ellen M Howard1
1School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Abstract:
The Anne Boleyn Illusion exploits the somatotopic representation of touch to create the illusion of an extra digit and demonstrates the instantaneous remapping of relative touch location into body-based coordinates through visuo-tactile integration. Performed successfully on thousands, it is also a simple demonstration of the flexibility of body representations for use at public events, in schools or in the home and can be implemented anywhere by anyone with a mirror and some degree of bimanual coordination.
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