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Published online 23 August 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070820-9
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Illusion mimics out-of-body experiences
Camera trickery shows how easy it is to fool the mind.
Scientists have deliberately fooled people into feeling they are watching themselves from outside their own bodies, using virtual-reality technology. The achievement reveals how the brain can be confused as it struggles to integrate confusing information from the different senses.
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