The cutaneous "rabbit": a perceptual illusion.

@article{citeulike:1650012, abstract = {Anomalous localizations of mechanical and electrical cutaneous pulses are produced when widely separated bodily points are successively stimulated with trains of taps. The observer experiences a manifold of discrete "phantom" impressions connecting the points actually touched. The theoretical basis for this perceptual phenomenon is not understood, but some boundary conditions are specified.}, author = {Geldard, F. A. and Sherrick, C. E. }, citeulike-article-id = {1650012}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.178.4057.178}, issn = {0036-8075}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {experiment, psychology}, month = {October}, number = {57}, pages = {178--179}, posted-at = {2008-03-13 18:28:43}, priority = {0}, title = {The cutaneous "rabbit": a perceptual illusion.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.178.4057.178}, volume = {178}, year = {1972} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1650012 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1650012 TI - The cutaneous "rabbit": a perceptual illusion. JF - Science VL - 178 IS - 57 SP - 178 EP - 179 SN - 0036-8075 N2 - Anomalous localizations of mechanical and electrical cutaneous pulses are produced when widely separated bodily points are successively stimulated with trains of taps. The observer experiences a manifold of discrete "phantom" impressions connecting the points actually touched. The theoretical basis for this perceptual phenomenon is not understood, but some boundary conditions are specified. KW - experiment KW - psychology AU - Geldard, FA AU - Sherrick, CE PY - 1972/10/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.178.4057.178 ER -