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Top-down cognitive processes significantly influence the Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI). Task instructions altered embodiment, while working memory load affected the illusion's affective dimension, confirming higher-order cognition

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI) demonstrates body ownership distortions via multisensory integration.
  • RHI primarily relies on bottom-up processing, but the role of top-down cognitive factors is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how top-down cognitive processes, specifically working memory load and task instructions, modulate the RHI's phenomenology.
  • To explore the influence of higher-order cognition on the subjective experience of body ownership.

Main Methods:

  • Participants experienced the RHI under varying working memory loads and task instructions.
  • Exploratory factor analysis was used to assess the psychometric dimensions of the RHI experience.

Main Results:

  • Task instructions significantly modulated the sense of embodiment in the RHI.
  • Working memory load influenced the affective dimension of the RHI experience.
  • Results confirmed the impact of higher-order, top-down mental processes on RHI phenomenology.

Conclusions:

  • Top-down cognitive processes play a crucial role in shaping the subjective experience of the RHI.
  • Findings suggest new avenues for experimental control and understanding of body ownership illusions.