Forearm bisection task suggests an alteration in Body Schema in patients with Motor Conversion Disorders (Functional Movement Disorders) [PDF]
Introduction Motor Conversion Disorders (also called Functional Movement Disorders, FMD) are a group of neuropsychiatric conditions characterized by neurological symptoms of altered voluntary motor function that cannot be explained by typical ...
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Robot Imitation: Body Schema and Body Percept
There are two functional elements used by humans to understand and perform actions. These elements are: the body schema and the body percept. The first one is a representation of the body that contains information of the body's capabilities.
C. A. Acosta-Calderon, H. Hu
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Integrating Body Schema and Body Image in Neurorehabilitation: Where Do We Stand and What’s Next? [PDF]
Given the widespread debate surrounding the definitions and functional roles of “Body Schema” and “Body Image”, these constructs have become central to understanding motor control and rehabilitation, particularly for individuals with neurological ...
Rocco Salvatore Calabrò
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A robot hand testbed designed for enhancing embodiment and functional neurorehabilitation of body schema in subjects with upper limb impairment or loss. [PDF]
Many upper limb amputees experience an incessant, post-amputation "phantom limb pain" and report that their missing limbs feel paralyzed in an uncomfortable posture.
Hellman RB +4 more
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Body Schema and Controller interface in Video Games [PDF]
IntroductionVideo games are an essential phenomenon within new media art, utilizing game controllers that enable players to provide commands and receive corresponding output to interact with the system.
Reihaneh Rafizadeh +2 more
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Beyond Gender: Interoceptive Sensibility as a Key Predictor of Body Image Disturbances
Body image disturbance (BID) involves negative attitudes towards shape and weight and is associated with lower levels of interoceptive sensibility (IS) (the subjective perceptions of internal bodily states).
Akansha M. Naraindas +2 more
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BackgroundDisorders in different levels of body representation (i.e., body schema, body structural description, and body image) are present in hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP).
Thalita Karla Flores Cruz +12 more
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Body schema and body awareness of amputees [PDF]
The phantom phenomenon is a well-known example of the difference between body awareness and body schema. The present study is aimed at showing how body changes and prosthesis use are reflected in body schema and body awareness-the latter relating to the image that various amputees have of their bodies.(i) Examining the configuration of body schema: A ...
A, Mayer, K, Kudar, K, Bretz, J, Tihanyi
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Motor-based bodily self is selectively impaired in eating disorders. [PDF]
Body representation disturbances in body schema (i.e. unconscious sensorimotor body representations for action) have been frequently reported in eating disorders. Recently, it has been proposed that body schema relies on adequate functioning of the motor
Giovanna Cristina Campione +6 more
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PHANTOM LIMBS AND THE BODY SCHEMA [PDF]
En 1911, Head et Holmes suggeraient l’existence, au niveau de la preconscience, d’une image corporelle ou “schema” jouant le role d’un modele postural avec lequel tous les changements d’attitude etaient mesures avant de penetrer jusqu’a la conscience.
P R, Bromage, R, Melzack
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