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SUBMITTER: Kuhtz-Buschbeck JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7237526 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kuhtz-Buschbeck Johann P JP Hagenkamp Johanna J
Experimental brain research 20200327 5
The apparent heaviness of weights placed on the skin depends on their temperature. We studied the effects of such a temperature-weight illusion (TWI) on perception and action in 21 healthy volunteers. Cold (18 °C), thermal-neutral (32 °C, skin temperature) and warm (41 °C) test objects were placed onto the palm of the non-dominant hand. Their veridical mass was 350 g (light) or 700 g (heavy). Perception of heaviness was assessed with two psychophysical experiments (magnitude estimation, cross mo ...[more]