Observing Virtual Arms that You Imagine Are Yours Increases the Galvanic Skin Response to an Unexpected Threat

Karin Hägni; Kynan Eng; Marie-Claude Hepp-Reymond; Lisa Holper; Birgit Keisker; Ewa Siekierka; Daniel C. Kiper

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003082

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Observing Virtual Arms that You Imagine Are Yours Increases the Galvanic Skin Response to an Unexpected Threat

Karin Hägni,

Affiliation Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Kynan Eng ,

* E-mail: kynan@ini.phys.ethz.ch

Affiliation Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Marie-Claude Hepp-Reymond,

Affiliation Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Lisa Holper,

Affiliation Institute of Neuroinformatics, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Birgit Keisker,

Affiliation Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Ewa Siekierka,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Daniel C. Kiper

Affiliation Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Observing Virtual Arms that You Imagine Are Yours Increases the Galvanic Skin Response to an Unexpected Threat

Karin Hägni,
Kynan Eng,
Marie-Claude Hepp-Reymond,
Lisa Holper,
Birgit Keisker,
Ewa Siekierka,
Daniel C. Kiper

Published: August 28, 2008
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003082

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