Researchers have assessed the human perception of the size and weight of body parts, specifically the hand, comparing it to the perception of objects and concluded that it is different.
BIAL FoundationJan 17 2025 In the case of objects, the smaller we look at them, the heavier they seem to us, while in the case of hands, the result is exactly the opposite. This study is important for understanding how individuals with anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders experience the size and weight of their bodies.
Little is known, however, whether the same is also true for the weight of parts of our body. With the support of the BIAL Foundation, a team of researchers from Birkbeck University of London sought to answer this question by assessing the effects of embodying an enlarged hand and a shrunken hand on perceived hand weight in a sample of 20 healthy participants.
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