La ilusión de la mano de goma: factores implicados, bases neurales y aplicaciones clínicas

摘要

The "Rubber Hand Illusion" is a procedure aimed to induce the sensation of an own hand through the efficient utilization of a false one in healthy people. Some modifications in originalmethods could weaken or even abolish the illusion. In addition, several personality traits couldbe involved in the intensity of subjective perception of the illusion, and some psychopathologicaltraits could facilitate it. The neural substrate underlying to this cognitive phenomenon is veryuncertain, even the current research have found several correlations between activity of somecerebral areas and the performance of illusion. The body awareness is an essential factor to asuitable interaction with the environment, and the disturbance of this process may cause seriousmental diseases. The progress made at the Rubber Hand Illusion has helped to explore severalfields where this procedure might be a good tool to detect some pathologies and their treatment.