Touch and the body
A Serino, P Haggard - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2010 - Elsevier
The dual nature of touch has long been understood. The sense of touch seems to carry
information at the same time about the external object touching our skin, and also about our …
information at the same time about the external object touching our skin, and also about our …
Touch and the body
A Gallace, C Spence - … : An Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on …, 2010 - philpapers.org
This review addresses the role of early sensory areas in the awareness of tactile information
in humans. The results of recent studies dealing with this important topic are critically …
in humans. The results of recent studies dealing with this important topic are critically …
Visual enhancement of touch in spatial body representation
C Press, M Taylor-Clarke, S Kennett… - Experimental brain …, 2004 - Springer
Perception of our own bodies is based on integration of visual and tactile inputs, notably by
neurons in the brain's parietal lobes. Here we report a behavioural consequence of this …
neurons in the brain's parietal lobes. Here we report a behavioural consequence of this …
Viewing the body modulates tactile receptive fields
P Haggard, A Christakou, A Serino - Experimental Brain Research, 2007 - Springer
Tactile discrimination performance depends on the receptive field (RF) size of
somatosensory cortical (SI) neurons. Psychophysical masking effects can reveal the RF of …
somatosensory cortical (SI) neurons. Psychophysical masking effects can reveal the RF of …
Viewing the body prepares the brain for touch: effects of TMS over somatosensory cortex
M Fiorio, P Haggard - European Journal of Neuroscience, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Viewing the body can improve tactile perception. We investigated whether this could be due
to a remodeling of somatosensory cortical areas during vision of the body. Single‐pulse …
to a remodeling of somatosensory cortical areas during vision of the body. Single‐pulse …
The representation of space near the body through touch and vision
E Macaluso, A Maravita - Neuropsychologia, 2010 - Elsevier
This review discusses how visual and the tactile signals are combined in the brain to ensure
appropriate interactions with the space around the body. Visual and tactile signals converge …
appropriate interactions with the space around the body. Visual and tactile signals converge …
Bilateral representations of touch in the primary somatosensory cortex
L Tamè, C Braun, NP Holmes, A Farnè… - Cognitive …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
According to current textbook knowledge, the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) supports
unilateral tactile representations, whereas structures beyond SI, in particular the secondary …
unilateral tactile representations, whereas structures beyond SI, in particular the secondary …
[HTML][HTML] Neural basis of touch and proprioception in primate cortex
BP Delhaye, KH Long, SJ Bensmaia - Comprehensive Physiology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The sense of proprioception allows us to keep track of our limb posture and movements and
the sense of touch provides us with information about objects with which we come into …
the sense of touch provides us with information about objects with which we come into …
A conceptual model of tactile processing across body features of size, shape, side, and spatial location
L Tamè, E Azañón, MR Longo - Frontiers in psychology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The processing of touch depends of multiple factors, such as the properties of the skin and
type of receptors stimulated, as well as features related to the actual configuration and …
type of receptors stimulated, as well as features related to the actual configuration and …
Expanding the primate body schema in sensorimotor cortex by virtual touches of an avatar
S Shokur, JE O'Doherty, JA Winans… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
The brain representation of the body, called the body schema, is susceptible to plasticity. For
instance, subjects experiencing a rubber hand illusion develop a sense of ownership of a …
instance, subjects experiencing a rubber hand illusion develop a sense of ownership of a …