RUBBER HAND ILLUSION

A term used to denote a variant of thebody schema illusionwhich is characterized bytactile hallucinationsin one's hand while a visually presented rubber hand is being stroked. The resulting hallucinations have been interpreted as confirmation of the apparent primacy of the visual system over the tactile system.

Cooke, E.A.G., O'Regan, J.K. (2006). Size-manipulation of the body-schema using the rubber hand illusion.Journal of Vision,6, 862, 862a.