Once the illusion had taken hold, the researchers smeared fake feces on the rubber hand while simultaneously dabbing the subjects' real hand (hidden from view) with a damp paper towel. Subjects ...

The experimenter then used a tissue to smear the fake faeces on the rubber hand while simultaneously dabbing a damp paper towel on the participant's real right hand (to create the sensation of ...

The experimenter then used a tissue to smear the fake faeces on the rubber hand while simultaneously dabbing a damp paper towel on the participant's real right hand (to create the sensation of ...

Then, in an icky turn of events, the experimenter used a tissue to smear fake feces on the rubber hand, while simultaneously dabbing a damp paper towel on the participant’s real right hand.

Then, the researchers took away both the clean paper towel and the fake feces tissue, leaving fake feces on the dummy hand. After this, they stroked the rubber hand and the real hand for another 5 ...

More information: Benjamin Mosch et al, Time course of the rubber hand illusion–induced analgesia, PAIN Reports (2025). DOI: ...