Our mind is an infinitely fascinating organ. tricked When you are subject to sensory disillusionment, you start imagining things. An example of our mind playing tricks on us is best demonstrated through “body movements”. illusion‘. A phenomenon in which a person feels ownership of a body part that is not their own, and then experiences sensations attached to that body part.
A popular Twitter account named Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) shared a video documenting the “Body Transfer Illusion” experiment.
The video shows the man getting a rubber fake hand, but the real hand is hidden from view. The experimenter then stimulates both a fake rubber hand and a real human hand with a scale. However, after a while, the man’s brain begins to recognize the fake hand as real, and when he touches or hurts the hand, he feels something painful.
The body transfer illusion is the illusion of possessing a part of the body other than one’s own.
This is the famous rubber hand experiment that tricks the brain.
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[📹 Adley and Story House Media: https://t.co/vuKS2WpgtH%5Dpic.twitter.com/ueQycBlrbw— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) January 5, 2023
The video of his fascinating experiment has received over 10 million views and over 10,000 likes. Commenting on it, a Twitter user wrote, “Superb (and funny) experiment! What’s so fascinating is when the hammer is lightly touching his fake fingers or thumb, then his real fingers and thumb move in reaction!”. Another person said, “This is basically a scientific explanation on how people develop phantom touch in VR”.
A Twitter user recalled, “I remember when we used to play hot/cold games when we were kids. We were heating up a spoon with lighter (crack jokes coming) and then touched the unaware person with a cold one. Felt like burning :)”.