caa a22 4500 445352183 CHVBK 20180317142847.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00221-011-2744-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00221-011-2744-6 Self-other bodily merging in the context of synchronous but arbitrary-related multisensory inputs [Elektronische Daten] [Mara Mazzurega, Francesco Pavani, Maria Paladino, Thomas Schubert] A debated issue in the multisensory literature concerns the relative contribution of bottom-up sensory components versus top-down cognitive elaborations in contributing to the rise and persistency of bodily illusion. Previous studies, for instance, have shown that simultaneity of sensory inputs and plausibility of the stimulated object play an important role in the rubber hand phenomenon, whereas violation of tactile expectancy does not disrupt the illusory feeling to own a fake hand. The present research examined this issue in the context of the "enfacement” phenomenon (i.e., self-other face-perception modification), using entirely arbitrary and non-ecological pairs of visual and tactile events. Visual and tactile stimulation was matched in terms of spatial location, but not linked by any previously learned associations, making temporal synchrony a critical binding factor. Participants received electro-tactile stimulations on their cheek, while they watched the face of a stranger illuminated on the cheek with a dot of white light. Synchronous (vs. asynchronous) stimulations yielded the enfacement effect. In addition, the stranger stimulated in synchrony was judged as more similar, physically and in terms of personality, and as closer to the self. These findings suggest that synchronous multisensory stimulation on the face can produce both perceptual and social binding, even in the absence of any previously learned associations between the stimulations. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Rubber hand illusion nationallicence Face perception nationallicence Multisensory nationallicence Synchrony nationallicence Arbitrary stimulations nationallicence Mazzurega Mara Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy aut Pavani Francesco Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy aut Paladino Maria Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy aut Schubert Thomas Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Av. das Forças Armadas, 1600, Lisbon, Portugal aut Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 213/2-3(2011-09-01), 213-221 0014-4819 213:2-3<213 2011 213 221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2744-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2744-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mazzurega Mara Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pavani Francesco Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Paladino Maria Department of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Corso Bettini 31, 38068, Rovereto, TN, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schubert Thomas Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Av. das Forças Armadas, 1600, Lisbon, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 213/2-3(2011-09-01), 213-221 0014-4819 213:2-3<213 2011 213 221 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer