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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Creating The Illusion Of A Different Body

Scientists have used tricks of the brain to change how people see themselves, even getting research subjects to accept a third arm as a 'real' part of their bodies. Henrik Ehrsson, author of an article about the work in the journal PLoS One, discusses why.

Listen to the Science Friday audio broadcast (and find a link to the full text journal article) here: Creating The Illusion Of A Different Body