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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, Michael, 1952-

Series:

Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series.

Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sensorimotor cortex.

Somesthesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

How do we perceive our body and where is it represented in our brain? Since decades it has been known that the primary somatosensory cortex (or SI) codes the surface of our body in a topographical way. Classic studies understand this body map representation in SI as fix and reflecting the physical location of peripheral stimulation in the form of the famous somatosensory homunculus. This book reports results of recent studies that challenge this view and suggest a more complex role of SI.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61209-803-7

OCLC:

698110359