The brain generates the experience of what is and what is not part of one's body by making predictions based on congruence between visual appearance and tactile input, as demonstrated by the rubber hand illusion

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Anil Seth

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the congruence between seeing touch and feeling touch on an object that looks like hand and is roughly where a hand should be, is enough evidence for the brain to make its best guess that the fake hand is in fact part of the body.

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Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality | Anil Seth | TEDTED
Created: 8/10/2026, 10:50:20 PM

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