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29 08 2007

Creating Out of Body Experiences with Goggles and a Stick

Posted by: lhager in Blogroll

In Cognitive Psych class last Thursday we viewed a video clip from YouTube showing how researchers were creating “out of body experiences (OEBs)” using magnets.  See the video here http://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=nCVzz96zKA0.

Researchers at Princeton University have created OEBs using virtual reality goggles and a stick.  Participants see a virtual image of themselves being prodded with a stick and feel the sensation that they are out of their bodies.  The effect is not as strong as the work with magnets but the research is still interesting.  This research was recently published in Science but you can read a description of it in the NY Times by clicking this link http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/24/science/24body.html?x=1345694400&en=07337191417da7b4&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

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