How could you confuse a rubber hand for your own hand?

In the simple rubber hand illusion, a subject is made to believe a rubber hand is in fact his own. How does this clever parlor trick work, and how could it help shed light on body-related distortions?

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Individual differences in the rubber-hand illusion: Predicting self-reports of people's personal experiences - ScienceDirect

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