http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/11/out-of-body-experiences-make-it-harder-to-encode-memories/ Out-Of-Body Experiences Make It Harder To Encode Memories POSTED TUE, 03/11/2014 When Henrik Ehrsson tells me that his latest study is “weird”, I pay attention. This is a man, after all, who once convinced me I was the size of a doll , persuaded me that I had three arms , and ripped me out of my own body before stabbing me in the chest . Guy knows weird. Ehrsson’s team at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm specialises in studying our sense of self, by creating simple yet spectacular illusions that subvert our everyday experiences. For example, it seems almost trite to suggest that all of us experience our lives from within our own bodies. But with just a few rods, a virtual reality headset, and a camera, Ehrsson can give people an out-of-body experience or convince them that they’ve swapped bodies with...
Kit Chan is Hong Kong graphic designer who is currently studying his MA in Graphic Media Design in London College of Communication, LCC. This site records the artifacts Kit come across during his MA study.
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