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Scientists Identify Brain Waves Linked to Sense of Body Ownership

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mikhael

4mo ago· 4 min readenNews

Summary

Researchers have identified specific brain waves associated with the sense of body ownership by studying participants experiencing the rubber hand illusion. The study involved 106 participants whose brain activity was monitored and stimulated to understand how the brain determines the boundary between self and the external world. This research provides insights into the neural mechanisms underlying our perception of bodily self and where 'you' ends and the outside world begins.

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At what point do 'you' end and the outside world begin?
Now, scientists have linked a specific set of brain waves in a certain part of the brain to a sense of body ownership.
In a series of new experiments, researchers from Sweden and France put 106 participants through what's called the rubber hand illusion, monitoring and stimulating their brain activity to see what effect it had.
It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary.
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At what point do "you" end and the outside world begins? It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary.

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