A conceptual framework on body representations and their relevance for mental disorders

A Möllmann, N Heinrichs, A Herwig - Frontiers in psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Many mental disorders are accompanied by distortions in the way the own body is perceived
and represented (eg, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder including muscle …

Functional properties of extended body representations in the context of kinesthesia

J Barra, M Giroux, M Metral, C Cian, M Luyat… - Neurophysiologie …, 2020 - Elsevier
A person's internal representation of his/her body is not fixed. It can be substantially modified
by neurological injuries and can also be extended (in healthy participants) to incorporate …

The long developmental trajectory of body representation plasticity following tool use

M Martel, L Finos, E Koun, A Farnè, AC Roy - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Humans evolution is distinctly characterized by their exquisite mastery of tools, allowing
them to shape their environment in more elaborate ways compared to other species. This …

Alteration of body representation in typical and atypical motor development

T Gauduel, C Blondet, S Gonzalez‐Monge… - Developmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) impacts the quality of life and ability to perform
coordinated actions in 5% of school‐aged children. The quality of body representations of …

My virtual self: the role of movement in children's sense of embodiment

H Dewe, JM Gottwald, LA Bird… - … on Visualization and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There are vast potential applications for children's entertainment and education with modern
virtual reality (VR) experiences, yet we know very little about how the movement or form of …

A qualitative approach–delineates changes on pubertal body image after menarche

G Riboli, R Borlimi, G Caselli - International Journal of Adolescence …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The present study explored young adolescent's (female at birth) experiences with their
bodies following pubertal changes. Twenty-seven participants selected from a parent …

The body across the lifespan: on the relation between interoceptive sensibility and high-order body representations

S Raimo, A Di Vita, M Boccia, T Iona, M Cropano… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Interoceptive information plays a pivotal role in building higher-order cognitive
body representations (BR) that neuropsychological and neuroimaging evidence classifies …

A brief overview of the development of body representations across infancy, childhood and adulthood

LAMK Myles - Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2022 - cab.unime.it
For centuries, philosophers have pondered over how bodies are represented as unitary
entities and contemporary research is beginning to elucidate the answer. This paper will …

Growing into your hand: the developmental trajectory of the body model

LA Coelho, CLR Gonzalez - Experimental Brain Research, 2022 - Springer
We rely on accurate body representations to successfully interact with the environment. As
adults, we rely on many years of experience with a body that has stayed relatively the same …

Modern students' mental representations of success

A Kibal'Chenko Irina - … Journal of cognitive research in science …, 2019 - cyberleninka.ru
The research is aimed at studying the success mental representations of students who are
considered as the modern society members seeking for intellectual and personal resources …