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    "pk": 26034,
    "title": "Multisensory Integration Induces Body Ownership of an External Tool",
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    "abstract": "Bodily self-consciousness (BS) refers to self-knowledge like body shape, position and ownership. BS relies on the\nintegration of multisensory bodily signals and can be experimentally manipulated with the Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI). In this\nillusion, the incorporation of a rubber hand into the BS is facilitated by visual similarity to the participant’s hand. Neurophysiological\nresearch indicates that tool use alters neural networks mapping body shape and posture for coordinating motor actions.\nThe present experiment sought to unify perceptual and motoric BS accounts using a modified RHI. We found that synchronous\nmultisensory stimulation induced perceptual embodiment of an external tool. The RHI was stronger if multisensory stimulation\nwas preceded by tool use, highlighting the motor system’s role in embodiment. The illusion, as measured by proprioceptive\ndrift and questionnaires, was stronger for skilled individuals but also occurred for untrained participants. This experiment helps\nto clarify the role of perceptual and motoric embodiment.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Veronica",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Weser",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Virginia",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Gianluca",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Finotti",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University G. D’Annunzio",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Dennis",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Proffitt",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of Virginia",
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        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2015-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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