Illusions

Inside virtual reality, users can embody avatars that are collocated from a first-person perspective. When doing so, participants… Expand

Epilepsy is a chronic chaos of the central nervous system that influences individual’s daily life by putting it at risk due to… Expand

Usually, we do not question that we possess a body and act upon the world. This pre-reflective awareness of being a bodily and… Expand

This commentary briefly reviews the history of virtual reality and its use for psychology research, and clarifies the concepts of… Expand

The illusion of control consists of overestimating the influence that our behavior exerts over uncontrollable outcomes. Available… Expand

The pattern of local image velocities on the retina encodes important environmental information. Although humans are generally… Expand

Psychological beliefs such as optimism, personal control, and a sense of meaning are known to be protective of mental health. Are… Expand

The study of heuristics and biases in judgement has been criticized in several publications by G. Gigerenzer, who argues that… Expand

BACKGROUND When we reach out to pick up an object, not only do we direct our moving limb towards the location of the object, but… Expand

Feelings of familiarity are not direct products of memory. Although prior experience of a stimulus can produce a feeling of… Expand