Bridging subjective and neural state transitions in the rubber hand illusion: a neurophenomenological study
Neuroscience of Consciousness July 29, 2026 Yukiko Tsuji, Miyuki Azuma, Camille Lépingle et al.
Abstract The rubber hand illusion (RHI) provides a powerful paradigm for probing the malleability of bodily self-consciousness. While conventional studies rely on proprioceptive drift, questionnaires, or averaged neural measures, phenomenological research suggests that the RHI unfolds through multiple subjective state transitions rather than as a simple binary phenomenon. Participants often...