Psychology
8 years ago

Feeling others' touch: Synaesthesia study reveals blurred self-awareness boundaries

Neuropsychologia
Bridging the gap: Synaesthesia and multisensory processes
Tessa M. van Leeuwen, Sina A. Trautmann-Lengsfeld, Mark T. Wallace, Andreas K. Engel, Micah M. Murray

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Mirror-touch synaesthesia (MTS) causes people to feel touch on their own body when seeing someone else being touched. MTS affects how people perceive themselves and others differently. The study shows that MTS changes how people feel in control of their actions and how they feel about their body. This suggests that MTS may be due to difficulties in understanding the difference between oneself and others.