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tactile illusion

tactile illusion A tactile illusion is a false impression arising in touch, usually during active touching and often mixed with sensations of movement.

A tactile illusion is a false impression arising in touch, usually during active touching and often mixed with sensations of movement. It can make motion over the skin seem greater or wrongly directed, or make a touched body part seem to move when something passes across it.