title: The Anne Boleyn Illusion is a Six-Fingered Salute to Sensory Remapping.
abstract: The Anne Boleyn Illusion exploits the somatotopic representation of touch to create the illusion of an extra digit and demonstrates the instantaneous remapping of relative touch location into body-based coordinates through visuo-tactile integration. Performed successfully on thousands, it is also a simple demonstration of the flexibility of body representations for use at public events, in schools or in the home and can be implemented anywhere by anyone with a mirror and some degree of bimanual coordination.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Newport
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Dominic Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Ellen M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Eden
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Silver
keywords: body representation; multisensory illusions; public engagement; remapping; touch