Increased somatic sensations are associated with reduced limb ownership

McKenzie KJ 1 , Newport R 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan 43500, Malaysia. Electronic address: Kirsten.McKenzie@nottingham.edu.my
  • 2 School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
J Psychosom Res, 2015 Jan;78(1):88-90.
PMID: 25466984 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.11.005

Abstract

Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are increasingly being thought of as resulting from dysfunctional modulation of interoceptive sensory signals by top-down cognitive processes. The current study investigated whether individuals with a tendency toward MUS would be more susceptible to visual illusions that suggest tactile sensation on the skin in the absence of any actual somatosensory input.

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