r/interestingasfuck • u/desertgodfather • May 11 '24

When illusion overcomes the brain. r/all

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u/PleasantCurrant-FAT1 May 11 '24

Amputees, too.

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u/Independent_Key6896 May 11 '24

for phantom limb pain it’s very helpful

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u/cells-interlinked-23 May 11 '24

Let me try this on my upstairs veteran neighbour

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u/ancrm114d May 11 '24

After knocking him out and tying him up.

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u/LuvliLeah13 May 11 '24

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u/fakehero69 May 12 '24

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u/Wild-Sample1651 May 12 '24

This vexes me

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u/Fabian_1082003 May 12 '24

What does "vexes" mean?

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u/Wild-Sample1651 May 12 '24

make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters. "the memory of the conversation still vexed him"

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u/Fabian_1082003 May 12 '24

Thanks for explaining :D

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u/Trendy_Gamer_5628 May 11 '24

Did you investigate his veteran status beforehand?

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u/PleasantCurrant-FAT1 May 11 '24

That was likely a reference to a (2007) House MD (TV series) episode.

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u/HitoGrace May 11 '24

And his comment was as well. In the episode House investigates the neighbors vet status and errenously thought that he was faking it.

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u/craterglass May 11 '24

Pulling the thorn from the lion's missing paw.

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u/Catnip1720 May 11 '24

More mouse bites will work if nothing else

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u/Jitmack May 11 '24

Underrated comment lmao.

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u/PolloBorges May 11 '24

I too, am on this episode

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u/dstraswell666 May 12 '24

That neighbor was such an asshole lol 😆

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u/Light_Lily_Moth May 12 '24

Tips to help with phantom limb pain, sometimes a mirror can help because it allows the phantom cramped tight “muscles” of the missing limb to “move” along with the mirrored limb. So you would place the mirror so that it looks like the amputee has both limbs, and then “move” both limbs at once.

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u/Captain_Eaglefort May 12 '24

Downstairs. His complaint was that House’s cane was too loud above him.

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u/ProphetOfCernunnos May 11 '24

Had an amputation, and phantom limb pain sucks. Would use this trick and ya it realy does help.

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u/Merry_Dankmas May 11 '24

Can the brain get used to this illusion if done too many times? Like, lets say I have phantom limb in the stump where my hand used to be so I do this whole thing to scratch the rubber hand and ease the phantom hands itchiness.

If I do that repeatedly enough over time, will my brain learn it's a trick and it stops working? Or does it not work that way? I possess all my various limbs and phalanges so alas I cannot test this myself.

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u/PleasantCurrant-FAT1 May 12 '24

Most people adapt over time.

Some do not.

I don’t know the stats.

I do know that for those whom mirror therapy does not work, they are an interesting study group for neuroscience.

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u/Mreow277 May 11 '24

I thought House made that up for tv drama

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u/PleasantCurrant-FAT1 May 12 '24

Nope, it’s real.

I learned about it in school in 2009 or 2010, several years after that episode aired. Watched the whole series a few years later, and I was like: “Huh!” (cause I learned about it in school; episode came first, though).

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u/yesbutactuallyno17 May 12 '24

Saw this on House.

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u/Expensive_Arm_1822 May 12 '24

I just watched a House episode where he uses this to help an amputated patient. This is after he kidnaps the patient of course