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. 1972 Oct 13;178(4057):178-9.
doi: 10.1126/science.178.4057.178.

The cutaneous "rabbit": a perceptual illusion

F A Geldard, C E Sherrick

The cutaneous "rabbit": a perceptual illusion

F A Geldard et al. Science. .

Abstract

Anomalous localizations of mechanical and electrical cutaneous pulses are produced when widely separated bodily points are successively stimulated with trains of taps. The observer experiences a manifold of discrete "phantom" impressions connecting the points actually touched. The theoretical basis for this perceptual phenomenon is not understood, but some boundary conditions are specified.

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