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Experiencing an elongated limb in virtual reality modifies the tactile distance perception of the corresponding real limb

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In measurement, a reference frame is needed to compare the measured object to something already known. This raises the neuroscientific question of which reference frame is used by humans when exploring the environment. Previous studies suggested that, in touch, the body employed as measuring tool also serves as reference frame. Indeed, an artificial modification of the perceived dimensions of the body changes the tactile perception of external object dimensions. However, it is unknown if such a change in tactile perception would occur when the body schema is modified through the illusion of owning an limb altered in size. Therefore, employing a virtual hand illusion paradigm with an elongated forearm of different lengths, we systematically tested the subjective perception of distance between two points (tactile distance perception task, TDP task) on the corresponding real forearm following the illusion. Thus, TDP task is used as a proxy to gauge changes in the body schema. Embodiment of the virtual arm was found significantly greater after the synchronous visuo-tactile stimulation condition compared to the asynchronous one, and the forearm elongation significantly increased the TDP. However, we did not find any link between the visuo-tactile induced ownership over the elongated arm and TDP variation, suggesting that vision plays the main role in the modification of the body schema. Additionally, significant effect of elongation found on TDP but not on proprioception suggests that these are affected differently by body schema modifications. These findings confirm the body schema malleability and its role as reference frame in touch.
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hal-04401592 , version 1 (21-01-2024)

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François Le Jeune, Marco D'Alonzo, Valeria Piombino, Alessia Noccaro, Domenico Formica, et al.. Experiencing an elongated limb in virtual reality modifies the tactile distance perception of the corresponding real limb. 2024. ⟨hal-04401592⟩
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