Neural basis of limb ownership in individuals with body integrity identity disorder.

Our body feels like it is ours. However, individuals with body integrity identity disorder (BIID) lack this feeling of ownership for distinct limbs and desire amputation of perfectly healthy body parts. This extremely rare condition provides us with an opportunity to study the neural basis underlyin...

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Main Authors: Milenna T van Dijk, Guido A van Wingen, Anouk van Lammeren, Rianne M Blom, Bart P de Kwaasteniet, H Steven Scholte, Damiaan Denys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3749113?pdf=render