首先,離體體驗是一種可誘發的幻覺體驗。醫學經驗表明,大腦右側的顳頂交界處(temporal-parietal junction, TPJ),是負責讓我們感知自己的身體所在的位置的,也就是產生具身感(sense of embodiment)。如果這個區域暫時不能正常工作,你就可能覺得脫離了自己的身體。這純粹是一個生理現象。
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