{
  "id": 17234189,
  "title": "Study participants tricked into feeling an extra finger experience altered perceptions of their hand's abilities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/study-participants-tricked-into-feeling-an-extra-finger-experience",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T13:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-extra-finger-perceptions-abilities.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The brain can sometimes trick itself into feeling like it has an extra appendage or that the body extends farther into space than it actually does. This can happen when signals in the brain get crossed due to a mix of visual and tactile cues in the environment. This phenomenon has been the subject of several studies. Now, a study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}