Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Scandola, Michele; Aglioti, Salvatore Maria; Bonente, Claudio; Avesani, Renato; Moro, Valentina

Titolo:

Spinal cord lesions shrink peripersonal space around the feet, passive mobilization of paraplegic limbs restores it

Anno:

2016

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

Elettronico

Referee:

Sì

Nome rivista:

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

ISSN Rivista:

2045-2322

N° Volume:

6

Intervallo pagine:

24126-24137

Parole chiave:

Spinal cord injury; peripersonal space; passive motion; embodied cognition theory

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

Peripersonal space (PPS) is the space surrounding us within which we interact with objects. PPS may be modulated by actions (e.g. when using tools) or sense of ownership (e.g. over a rubber hand). Indeed, intense and/or prolonged use of a tool may induce a sense of ownership over it. Conversely, inducing ownership over a rubber hand may activate brain regions involved in motor control. However, the extent to which PPS is modulated by action-dependent or ownership-dependent mechanisms remains unclear. Here, we explored the PPS around the feet and the sense of ownership over lower limbs in people with Paraplegia following Complete spinal cord Lesions (PCL) and in healthy subjects. PCL people can move their upper body but have lost all sensory-motor functions in their lower body (e.g. lower limbs). We tested whether PPS alterations reflect the topographical representations of various body parts. We found that the PPS around the feet was impaired in PCL who however had a normal representation of the PPS around the hands. Significantly, passive mobilization of paraplegic limbs restored the PPS around the feet suggesting that activating action representations in PCL brings about short-term changes of PPS that may thus be more plastic than previously believed.

Pagina Web:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4822176/

Id prodotto:

91801

Handle IRIS:

11562/940837

ultima modifica:

16 novembre 2022

Citazione bibliografica:

Scandola, Michele; Aglioti, Salvatore Maria; Bonente, Claudio; Avesani, Renato; Moro, Valentina, Spinal cord lesions shrink peripersonal space around the feet, passive mobilization of paraplegic limbs restores it «SCIENTIFIC REPORTS» , vol. 6 , 2016 , pp. 24126-24137

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