In the early 2000s, a novel non-invasive brain stimulation protocol, the paired associative
stimulation (PAS), was introduced, allowing to induce and investigate Hebbian associative …

Starting from the early 2000s, paired associative stimulation (PAS) protocols have been
used in humans to study brain connectivity in motor and sensory networks by exploiting the …

Background Associative plasticity, the neurophysiological bases of Hebbian learning, has
been implied in the formation of the association between sensory and motor representations …

This study investigated how touching and being touched by a humanoid robot affects human
physiology, impressions of the interaction, and attitudes towards humanoid robots. 21 …

Optimal limb coordination requires efficient transmission of somatosensory information to the
sensorimotor cortex. The primary somatosensory cortex (S1) is frequently damaged by …

Objectives Patients with borderline personality disorder (pw-BPD) have decreased levels of
cognitive empathy, which may be subtended by mirror-like mechanisms in the …

When humans handle a tool, such as a tennis racket or hammer, for the first time, they often
wield it to determine its inertial properties. The mechanisms that contribute to perception of …

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) show alterations in empathic abilities,
which may involve automatic simulation processes relying on mirror-like mechanisms in the …