A novel method for assessing sense of body ownership using electroencephalography.
A successful substitution of an upper limb is possible when the prosthesis is recognized by amputees as a part of their body scheme. A new system alternative to functional magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating the sense of ownership during the rubber hand experiment, using noninvasive electroencephalography recordings, is described, and encouraging results are presented.
Blefari
Maria Laura
ML
Advanced Robotics Technology and Systems Laboratory, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera 56025, Italy. m.blefari@sssup.it
Cipriani
Christian
C
Carrozza
Maria Chiara
MC
D000328:Adult; D000465:Algorithms; D000674:Amputees; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001828:Body Image; D001931:Brain Mapping; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric