Imagine taking a short vacation from yourself. A neuroscientist working in Britain has found a way to induce an out-of-body experience, a technique that makes people feel as if they are standing behind themselves, watching their own backs. The work could lead to a new generation of virtual-reality video games that would create the sensation that players really are somewhere else. It may also help scientists understand what happens in the brains of patients who have reported feeling as if they were floating above their bodies during a stroke, seizure or migraine.
