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Hand Temperature Is Not Consistent With Illusory Strength During the Rubber Hand Illusion

Year: 2021

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The rubber hand illusion is known to invoke a sense of ownership of a rubber hand when a person watches the stroking of the rubber hand in synchrony with their own hidden hand. Quantification of the sense of ownership is traditionally performed with the rubber hand illusion questionnaire, but the search for reliable physiological measurements persists. Skin temperature has been previously suggested and debated as a biomarker for ownership. We investigated hand temperature as a measure of rubber hand illusory strength via thermal imaging of the hand during the rubber hand experiment. No relationship was found between reported illusory strength and skin temperature.Clinical Relevance- Our results indicate that skin temperature is not a suitable biomarker for rubber hand illusory strength.

Source: Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

DOI: 10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630200

Authors: Victoria Ashley Lang, Jan Zbinden, Johan Wessberg, Max Ortiz-Catalan

Institutions: University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Chalmers University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Stiftelsen Promobilia

OpenAlex ID: W4200463542