The rubber hand experiment is an example of how incoming data can be manipulated in a way that alters the brain’s internal representation of the body. However, there are limits to the sorts of ...

We also know that our foot/hand/tongue is part of us and that we have control of it because it can be sensed or felt. Until now, it has been assumed that the perceived location of one's body part ...

The hand appears to be represented as wider than it actually is and the fingers as shorter than they actually are -- a finding that might also apply to other parts of the body," added Dr Longo.

There are many pressure points in the human body. Some people believe that pressing on these points, including hand pressure points, can affect other parts of the body and overall health.