Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition

• Published in: Current biology Vol. 24; no. 22; pp. 2681 - 2686
• Main Authors: Blanke, Olaf, Pozeg, Polona, Hara, Masayuki, Heydrich, Lukas, Serino, Andrea, Yamamoto, Akio, Higuchi, Toshiro, Salomon, Roy, Seeck, Margitta, Landis, Theodor, Arzy, Shahar, Herbelin, Bruno, Bleuler, Hannes, Rognini, Giulio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 17.11.2014
• Subjects: Brain Mapping; Cerebral Cortex - physiology; Humans; Illusions - psychology; Robotics

Tales of ghosts, wraiths, and other apparitions have been reported in virtually all cultures. The strange sensation that somebody is nearby when no one is actually present and cannot be seen (feeling of a presence, FoP) is a fascinating feat of the human mind, and this apparition is often covered in...