Evidence from patients has shown that primary somatosensory representations are plastic,
dynamically changing in response to central or peripheral alterations, as well as experience …

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 …

In contemporary philosophy, the phrase 'the contents of perception'means, roughly, what is
conveyed to the subject by her perceptual experience. For example, suppose you are …

A considerable number of cognitive processes depend on the integration of multisensory
information. The brain integrates this information, providing a complete representation of our …

People's awareness of tactile stimuli has been investigated in far less detail than their
awareness of stimuli in other sensory modalities. In an attempt to fill this gap, we provide an …

Our body is a unique entity by which we interact with the external world. Consequently, the
way we represent our body has profound implications in the way we process and locate …

What factors constrain whether tool use modulates the user's body representations? To date,
studies on representational plasticity following tool use have primarily focused on the act of …

Recent literature suggests that tactile events are represented in the primary somatosensory
cortex (S1) beyond its long-established topography; in addition, the extent to which S1 is …

We experience our own body through both touch and vision. We further see that others'
bodies are similar to our own body, but we have no direct experience of touch on others' …

Evidence from neuropsychological patients suggests that multiple body representations
exist. The most common dissociation is between body schema to guide limb movements …