Stefan Schneller
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Stefan Schneller is a cognitive neuroscientist whose research lies at the intersection of multisensory perception, body ownership, and functional brain connectivity. His work focuses on how the brain constructs the sense of self through the integration of visual, tactile, and proprioceptive signals—most notably explored through the rubber hand illusion (RHI). In his highly cited 2025 study, Schneller demonstrated that manipulating visual inputs during the RHI procedure not only modulates the strength of the illusory ownership over a dummy hand but also alters the functional connectivity of key brain regions involved in self-awareness and multisensory integration. This contribution has already garnered attention for its implications in understanding disorders of body perception, such as phantom limbs or depersonalization. By bridging experimental psychology and neuroimaging, Schneller provides critical insights into how visibility and attention shape the neural networks underlying our sense of bodily self. His work is foundational for students and researchers exploring embodied cognition, offering a compelling window into the malleable nature of human identity.
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