Multimodal contributions to body representation

Azanon Gracia, Elena and Tamè, Luigi and Maravita, A. and Linkenauger, S.A. and Ferrè, Elisa Raffaella and Tajadura-Jimenez, A. and Longo, Matthew R. (2016) Multimodal contributions to body representation. Multisensory Research 29 (6), pp. 635-661. ISSN 2213-4794.

Abstract

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 sensations and in turn perform appropriate actions. The body can be the subject, but also the object of our experience, providing information from sensations on the body surface and viscera, but also knowledge of the body as a physical object. However, the extent to which different senses contribute to constructing the rich and unified body representations we all experience remains unclear. In this review, we aim to bring together recent research showing important roles for several different sensory modalities in constructing body representations. At the same time, we hope to generate new ideas of how and at which level the senses contribute to generate the different levels of body representations and how they interact. We will present an overview of some of the most recent neuropsychological evidence about multisensory control of pain, and the way that visual, auditory, vestibular and tactile systems contribute to the creation of coherent representations of the body. We will focus particularly on some of the topics discussed in the symposium on Multimodal Contributions to Body Representation held on the 15th International Multisensory Research Forum (2015, Pisa, Italy).

Metadata

Statistics

DownloadsShow export options

Export as XMLJSONCSV

Activity Overview

6 month trend

978Downloads

6 month trend

603Hits

Additional statistics are available via IRStats2.

Archive Staff Only (login required)

Edit/View Item