Motor imagery (MI, the mental representation of an action without engaging in its actual
execution) is a therapeutically relevant technique to promote motor recovery after neurologic …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to a massive disconnection between the brain and the body
parts below the lesion level representing a unique opportunity to explore how the body …

Background Pain of neuropathic origin in spinal cord injury (SCI) is unbearable and
challenging to treat. Research studies conducted in the past have shown that mental …

Objective Women with anorexia nervosa (AN) act as if they have a larger body, as
evidenced in obstacle avoidance tasks, where an allocentric perspective is adopted. This …

The brain integrates multiple sensory inputs, including somatosensory and visual inputs, to
produce a representation of the body. Spinal cord injury (SCI) interrupts the communication …

Individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) that causes tetraplegia are challenged with
dramatic sensorimotor deficits. However, certain rehabilitation techniques may significantly …

Objectives The aims of this study were to assess the relationships of (1) clinical variables
(age, level of injury, time since injury [TSI], and completeness of injury) and (2) psychological …

Mixed findings characterize studies in Parkinson's disease (PD): some studies indicate a
relationship between physical impairments and the ability to mentally represent the body …

The hand laterality task (HLT) and the foot laterality task (FLT) are used to explore motor
imagery, the ability to imagine an action without executing it. With our limbs, we interact with …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) interrupts the brain-body input-output exchange and modifies the
mental representation of disconnected body parts, with decreased reliance on sensorimotor …