A predictive nature for tactile awareness?: insights from damaged and intact central-nervous-system functioning

In the present paper, we will attempt to gain hints regarding the nature of tactile awareness in humans. At first, we will review some recent literature showing that an actual tactile experience can emerge in absence of any tactile stimulus (e.g., tactile hallucinations, tactile illusions). Accordin...

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Main Authors: Lorenzo ePia, Francesca eGarbarini, Dalila eBurin, Carlotta eFossataro, Anna Maria Berti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00287/full