Everybody's talking about the Body Swap Illusion. So why should I bother. Here's what you need to know:
The original paper is here, at PLoS.
Here are some blog posts on the topic:
Neurophilosophy: The Body Swap Illusion
Not Exactly Rocket Science: The Quantum Leap effect.
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