Peripersonal space (PPS) as a multisensory interface between the individual and the environment, defining the space of the self

A Serino - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Our brain has developed a specific system to represent the space closely surrounding the
body, termed peripersonal space (PPS). This space has a key functional role as it is where …

An action field theory of peripersonal space

RJ Bufacchi, GD Iannetti - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2018 - cell.com
Predominant conceptual frameworks often describe peripersonal space (PPS) as a single,
distance-based, in-or-out zone within which stimuli elicit enhanced neural and behavioural …

Social perception of others shapes one's own multisensory peripersonal space

E Pellencin, MP Paladino, B Herbelin, A Serino - Cortex, 2018 - Elsevier
The perception of our self is not restricted to our physical boundaries, but it extends beyond
the body to incorporate the space where individual–environment interactions occur, ie, the …

Physiological response to facial expressions in peripersonal space determines interpersonal distance in a social interaction context

A Cartaud, G Ruggiero, L Ott, T Iachini… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Accurate control of interpersonal distances in social contexts is an important determinant of
effective social interactions. Although comfortable interpersonal distance seems to be …

During the COVID-19 pandemic participants prefer settings with a face mask, no interaction and at a closer distance

K Kühne, MH Fischer, MA Jeglinski-Mende - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Peripersonal space is the space surrounding our body, where multisensory integration of
stimuli and action execution take place. The size of peripersonal space is flexible and …

Parietal maps of visual signals for bodily action planning

GA Orban, A Sepe, L Bonini - Brain Structure and Function, 2021 - Springer
The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) has long been understood as a high-level integrative
station for computing motor commands for the body based on sensory (ie, mostly tactile and …

Approaching threat modulates visuotactile interactions in peripersonal space

AM de Haan, M Smit, S Van der Stigchel… - Experimental brain …, 2016 - Springer
The region surrounding our body (ie peripersonal space) is coded in a multimodal
representation by fronto-parietal bimodal neurons integrating tactile stimuli on the body with …

Perception of interpersonal distance and social distancing before and during COVID-19 pandemic

N Givon-Benjio, H Sokolover, IM Aderka, BS Hadad… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Since COVID-19 is easily transmitted among people in close physical proximity, the focus of
epidemiological policy during the COVID-19 crisis included major restrictions on …

Ongoing brain activity and its role in cognition: dual versus baseline models

G Northoff, D Vatansever, A Scalabrini… - The …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
What is the role of the brain's ongoing activity for cognition? The predominant perspectives
associate ongoing brain activity with resting state, the default-mode network (DMN), and …

Peripersonal space and bodily self-consciousness: implications for psychological trauma-related disorders

D Rabellino, PA Frewen, MC McKinnon… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Peripersonal space (PPS) is defined as the space surrounding the body where we can
reach or be reached by external entities, including objects or other individuals. PPS is an …