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Frank Geldard and Carl Sherrick first described the Cutaneous Rabbit Effect (CRE) in 1972 (Geldard and Sherrick, 1972). This version of the illusion entailed five quick taps at the wrist, then at the middle of the forearm, and then at the elbow (see figure). Participants felt the taps uniformly along the arm as if “a tiny rabbit were hopping from wrist to elbow” (Geldard and Sherrick, 1972). The CRE demonstrates the perceptual interdependence of space and time and gives us insight into how th...Frank Geldard and Carl Sherrick first described the Cutaneous Rabbit Effect (CRE) in 1972 (Geldard and Sherrick, 1972). This version of the illusion entailed five quick taps at the wrist, then at the middle of the forearm, and then at the elbow (see figure). Participants felt the taps uniformly along the arm as if “a tiny rabbit were hopping from wrist to elbow” (Geldard and Sherrick, 1972). The CRE demonstrates the perceptual interdependence of space and time and gives us insight into how the spatiotemporal properties of touch are processed. » weiterlesen» einklappen

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Psychologie

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Psychologie