Andrew Wold

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Andrew Wold is a cognitive neuroscientist whose research explores the intersection of body perception, multisensory integration, and physiological responses. His most cited work, "The Human Touch: Skin Temperature during the Rubber Hand Illusion in Manual and Automated Stroking Procedures" (2013, 93 citations), made a significant contribution to understanding the rubber hand illusion (RHI)—a phenomenon where individuals perceive ownership over a fake hand when it is stroked in synchrony with their own hidden hand. Wold's study identified a measurable physiological correlate of this illusion: a difference in skin temperature between the real and rubber hands. This finding provided crucial evidence that the RHI is not merely a perceptual trick but has tangible bodily effects, linking subjective body ownership to autonomic regulation. By demonstrating that manual and automated stroking procedures yield distinct temperature changes, Wold advanced methodological rigor in body ownership research. His work has been influential in fields ranging from cognitive neuroscience to clinical applications for phantom limb pain and prosthetic embodiment, highlighting his role in bridging subjective experience with objective physiological measurement.