Increased somatic sensations are associated with reduced limb ownership.

•We used novel technology to present a purely top-down visual illusion to induce somatosensation.•There was a significant increase in reports of somatosensation during the illusion condition.•Individuals with higher SDQ scores were more susceptible to illusory sensations in all conditions.•There was a strong negative relationship between SDQ score and hand ownership in all conditions.•Those reporting more visually induced somatosensations felt less ownership over their hands.