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

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schaefer, Michael, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2010]
Series:Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series.
Subjects:
Sensorimotor cortex.
Somesthesia.
Social perception.
Somatosensory Cortex > physiology
Body Image
Neuronal Plasticity > physiology
Phantom Limb > rehabilitation
Social Perception
Cortex sensorimoteur.
Somesthésie.
Perception sociale.
MEDICAL > Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.
Social perception
Sensorimotor cortex
Somesthesia
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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