Mind - Standing in Someone Else’s Shoes, Almost for Real - NYTimes.com

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Neuroscientists have shown that they can create a “body swapping” illusion that could have a profound effect on a range of therapeutic techniques. At the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience last month, Swedish researchers presented evidence that the brain, when tricked by optical and sensory illusions, can quickly adopt any other human form, no matter how different, as its own.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/health/02mind.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/health/02mind.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print