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The role of hand size in body representation: a developmental investigation (2022)
Journal Article
Cowie, D., Gottwald, J. M., Bird, L., & Bremner, A. J. (2022). The role of hand size in body representation: a developmental investigation. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 19281. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23716-6

Knowledge of one’s own body size is a crucial facet of body representation, both for acting on the environment and perhaps also for constraining body ownership. However, representations of body size may be somewhat plastic, particularly to allow for... Read More about The role of hand size in body representation: a developmental investigation.

Alice in Wonderland: The effects of body size and movement on children’s size perception and body representation in virtual reality (2022)
Journal Article
Keenaghan, S., Polaskova, M., Thurlbeck, S., Kentridge, R. W., & Cowie, D. (2022). Alice in Wonderland: The effects of body size and movement on children’s size perception and body representation in virtual reality. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 224, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2022.105518

Previous work shows that in adults, illusory embodiment of a virtual avatar can be induced using congruent visuomotor cues. Furthermore, embodying different-sized avatars influences adults’ perception of their environment’s size. This study (N = 92)... Read More about Alice in Wonderland: The effects of body size and movement on children’s size perception and body representation in virtual reality.