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From: Exploring multisensory integration of non-naturalistic sounds on body perception in young females with eating disorders symptomatology: a study protocol

Fig. 1

Experiment 1 experimental setup, extracted from [25]. (a) A vertical plastic panel (39 × 15 cm) will be attached on the bottom and right side to a vertical metal bar (2 × 2 × 50 cm). Participants will sit in front of the panel, with their right hand pressed and pulled out against it and their fingertip pointing upwards. A black cloak will be tied to the participant's neck; the other side of the cloak will be attached to the top of the panel to block the participant from seeing her own hand. (b) To detect the participant's finger pulling action and trigger the auditory stimulation, a force-sensitive resistor (FSR; 4 mm-diameter active sensing area) will be attached to the right index fingertip. The FSR will be connected to a computer via an Arduino microcontroller. Presentation® software (Version 18.0, Neurobehavioral Systems, Inc., Berkeley, CA, www.neurobs.com) will be employed for stimulus delivery and response recording. (c) A slide bar will be used to collect participants’ estimates of their fingertip and knuckle position. This apparatus consists of a ruler fixed on the right side of the metal bar, parallel to it. The ruler will be blacked out on the side facing the participant. Two horizontal clips will be mounted on the ruler, each of them with a red dot which will serve as visual points that the participant uses to mark their felt fingertip and knuckle positions. The two horizontal clips on the ruler will be initially positioned at the heights of 10 cm and 50 cm. A red fixation point will be fixed on the top centre of the plastic panel (over the cloak). Permission to reproduce the figure from: CC BY 4.0

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