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The Anne Boleyn Illusion is a six-fingered salute to sensory remapping

Newport, Roger; Wong, Dominic Y.; Howard, Ellen M.; Silver, Eden

Authors

Roger Newport

Dominic Y. Wong

Ellen M. Howard

Eden Silver



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.

Citation

Newport, R., Wong, D. Y., Howard, E. M., & Silver, E. (in press). The Anne Boleyn Illusion is a six-fingered salute to sensory remapping. i-Perception, 7(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669516669732

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 23, 2016
Online Publication Date Sep 21, 2016
Deposit Date Oct 4, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal i-Perception
Electronic ISSN 2041-6695
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 5
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/2041669516669732
Keywords multisensory illusions; body representation; touch; remapping; public engagement
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/810043
Publisher URL http://ipe.sagepub.com/content/7/5/2041669516669732
Related Public URLs http://ipe.sagepub.com/content/7/5/2041669516669732/suppl/DC1

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