Harris (1999) proposed that pain can arise in the absence of tissue damage because
changes in the cortical representation of the painful body part lead to incongruences …

Abstract The PeriPersonal Space (PPS) has been defined as the space surrounding the
body, where physical interactions with elements of the environment take place. As our world …

When we successfully achieve willed actions, the feeling that our moving body parts belong
to the self (ie, body ownership) is barely required. However, how and to what extent the …

Findings from diverse fields of study, including neuroscience, psychology, zoology, and
sociology, demonstrate that human and non‐human primates maintain a representation of …

Numerous studies have shown that the representation of the hand is distorted. When
participants are asked to localize unseen points on the hand (eg the knuckle), it is perceived …

Although in the last three decades philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists have
produced numerous studies on human cognition, the debate concerning its nature is still …

Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to a massive disconnection between the brain and the body
parts below the lesion level representing a unique opportunity to explore how the body …

In this review we focus on maladaptive brain reorganization after spinal cord injury (SCI),
including the development of neuropathic pain, and its relationship with impairments in body …

Peripersonal space (PPS) is defined as the space that lies within reach. Previous research
revealed that PPS can be dynamically reshaped with the use of tools extending the arm's …

Peripersonal space is a multisensory representation relying on the processing of tactile and
visual stimuli presented on and close to different body parts. The most studied peripersonal …