Andreas Kalckert

This project focuses on investigating the brain’s earliest response to self-face recognition by examining a specific EEG component known as Visual Awareness Negativity (VAN).

In collaboration with the University of Würzburg in Germany, this project seeks to investigate the mechanisms of disembodiment by conducting behavioral experiments in virtual reality.

The rubber hand illusion experiment manipulates body perception by making people feel that a fake hand is their own. A standard questionnaire assesses this illusion, with specific statements targeting two aspects: the "referral of touch" (RoT) from the fake hand and the "sense of ownership" (SoO) over it. Despite the questionnaire's popularity, its psychometric properties haven’t been rigorously analyzed, and RoT and SoO items are often used interchangeably in studies.

This project involves both behavioural experiments and computational modelling that elucidate the inherent structure of body ownership experiences.

The experience of the body is considered to be constructed out of multisensory cues that involves a variety of sensory modalities. These involve for example somatosensory cues from the skin, proprioceptive cues from the muscles, but also interoceptive cues such as heart beat and respiration.

This project explores whether intentional binding—an effect that reflects our experience of having control over our actions—also occurs when we observe others performing an action.

This project aims to enhance inclusive design practices by using augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) tools to foster perspective-taking among designers.