Evidence for dissociable representations for body image and body schema from a patient with visual neglect

Catherine Preston; Roger Newport

doi:10.1080/13554794.2010.532504

Evidence for dissociable representations for body image and body schema from a patient with visual neglect

Catherine Preston, Roger Newport

Psychology

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Abstract

The existence of independent and dissociable representations of the body within the brain for perception (body image) and action (body schema) is currently under debate. Although demonstrations in which fake limbs are incorporated into the body image but not body schema are commonplace, such findings can be explained due to the strength of the illusion rather than autonomous representations. The current study, however, offers striking evidence in favor of a clear dissociation in a patient with visual neglect, such that different fake limbs were incorporated into the body image and body schema simultaneously.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	473-479
Number of pages	7
Journal	Neurocase
Volume	17
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2010.532504
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Agnosia
Body Image
Brain Damage, Chronic
Frontal Lobe
Hand
Humans
Illusions
Male
Middle Aged
Parietal Lobe
Perceptual Disorders
Psychomotor Performance
Temporal Lobe
Visual Perception

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