In your eyes
Vision of the body alters touch perception in women with eating disorder symptoms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21533089 |
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| Authors | Sofia Sacchetti (0000-0002-8130-983X, Liverpool John Moores University, corresponding author), Valentina Cazzato (0000-0001-9826-7798, Liverpool John Moores University), Francis McGlone (0000-0002-0881-635X, Liverpool John Moores University), Laura Mirams (0000-0002-5176-1200, Liverpool John Moores University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 685-697 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0340-0727 • E-ISSN: 1430-2772 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00426-021-01478-6 |
| PMID | 33884484 |
| OpenAlex | W3156557728 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 49 |
We investigated the effects of non-informative vision of the body on exteroceptive multisensory integration and touch perception in participants presenting with different levels of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. The study employed a sample of women reporting low (low ED; n = 31) vs high (high ED; n = 34) levels of subclinical ED symptoms who undertook the Somatic Signal Detection task (SSDT). During the SSDT, participants are required to detect near-threshold tactile stimulation at their fingertip with and without a simultaneous light flash next to the stimulated fingertip. Previous research has found that participants have a tendency to erroneously report touch sensations in the absence of the stimulation, and especially when the light flash is presented. In this study, participants completed the SSDT under two conditions: while their hand was visible (non-informative vision), and while their hand was hidden from sight (no vision). Non-informative vision of the hand was found to have a different effect on SSDT performances according to participants’ levels of ED symptoms. High ED participants were better able to correctly detect the touch during the SSDT when their hand was visible. Conversely, for low ED participants, vision of the body was linked to a greater effect of the light in inducing false reports of touch. We suggest that in those with high ED symptoms, vision of the body may exacerbate a predisposition to focusing on external rather than internal bodily information
Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Multisensory Integration · Perception · Sensory stimulation therapy · Sensory system · Subclinical infection · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
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