Introduction Stair falls can be caused by inconsistent stair dimensions. During ascent, inconsistently taller risers lead to reduced foot clearances as the inconsistency goes unnoticed. A horizontal-vertical illusion increases perceived riser heights and clearance could offset over risers, though this might impact other safety measures. Method Twelve participants (age: 22 (3) years) ascended a ...

Previous work has reported that it is not difficult to give people the illusion of ownership over an artificial body, providing a powerful tool for the investigation of the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying body perception and self consciousness. We present an experimental study that uses immersive virtual reality (IVR) focused on identifying the perceptual building blocks of this illu...

Abstract According to illusionism, phenomenal consciousness is an introspective illusion. The illusion problem (Frankish 2016) explain the cause of illusion, or why we are powerfully disposed judge—erroneously—that phenomenally conscious. I propose a theory solve problem. argue that on basis three hypotheses about mind—which call opacity , infallibility intuition and justification constraint —w...

The failure of perceptual illusions to elicit corresponding biases within movement supports the view two visual pathways separately contributing perception and action. However, several alternative findings may contest this overarching framework. present study aimed examine influence planning control aiming. To achieve this, we manipulated measured planning/control phases by respectively perturb...

The coherent experience of the self and world depends on ability to integrate vs. segregate sensory information. Optimal temporal integration between senses is mediated by oscillatory properties neural activity. Previous research showed reduced sensitivity multisensory events in schizotypy, a personality trait linked schizophrenia. Here we used tactile-induced Double-Flash-Illusion (tDFI) inves...