Title Body in mind : a new look at the somatosensory cortices / Michael Schaefer

Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2010]

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Description 1 online resource Series Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series. Contents Introduction: Jeff's hand -- Long-term plasticity in SI : phantom limbs and the existence of the soul -- Short-term modulations in SI : how using a tool can change body image and other examples of top-down mechanisms in SI -- SI represents the perceived rather than the physical image of the body -- The two-folded character of touch : viewing the body magnified -- Morphing the body -- My body and your body : SI and the social world -- Dr. Strangelove and the evil hand -- Using the dynamic facet of the body image for neurorehabilitation -- Conclusion : consequences for the image of our self Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-80) and index Notes English Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Sensorimotor cortex. Somesthesia. Social perception. Somatosensory Cortex -- physiology Body Image Neuronal Plasticity -- physiology Phantom Limb -- rehabilitation Social Perception MEDICAL -- Neuroscience. PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology. Social perception Sensorimotor cortex Somesthesia Form Electronic book LC no. 2020687053 ISBN 1612098037 9781612098036

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