Recent news articles have covered our success in the Illusion of the Year competition, in which we won first prize with the Disappearing Hand Trick.
Best illusion of 2012: The disappearing hand trick (New Scientist TV 15.05.12)
Disappearing hand trick wins best illusion of 2012 (Nature News Blog 16.05.12)
'Disappearing Hand Trick' Named Year's Best Illusion (KSEE 24 News 21.05.12)
Summer Scientist week 2010 at University of Nottingham
A lot of other press interest in our work comes from a publication last year in Rheumatology, in which we report that multisensory illusions applied to the painful parts of the hand reduced the experience of pain by, on average, 50% in a sample of 20 osteoarthritis sufferers. 85% of the sample reported some reduction in pain and 1/3 reported a complete, albeit temporary, elimination of pain. Above is a video that uses similar illusions with a child at Summer Scientist Week 2010 at the University of Nottingham. Below are links to some of the press articles published many of which include more videos of the illusions:
Illusion can halve the pain of osteoarthritis, scientists say (University of Nottingham, 14.04.11)
Chance find of optical illusion that eases arthritis pain without drugs (Daily Mail, 15.04.2011)
Trick the brain to calm arthritic pain (Times of India, 15.04.11)
Optical Illusions Might Help in Reducing Arthritis Pain (Top News, 20.04.11)
Arthritis Pain Relief With the Brain's and Body's Own Powers (ABC News, 18.04.11)
Pain relief – it is just an illusion (The Telegraph, 14.04.11)
Eerie Imaging Illusion Reduces Arthritis Pain (Radiology Daily, 15.04.11)
Mind trick ‘could treat arthritis’ (Nursing Times, 14.04.11)
Optical illusion of stretching hand may reduce pain of arthritis sufferers (The Daily Mirror, 15.04.11)
‘Optical illusion’ therapy could reduce arthritic pain (Channel 4 News, 14.04.11)
Could 'illusion box' help arthritis? (Today program, Radio 4, 14.04.11)
