Limb activation ameliorates body schema deficits in spatial neglect

Limb activation ameliorates body schema deficits in spatial neglect

Abstract: Many neglect patients show deficits in the mental representation of theircontralesional body side or body parts, termed personal neglect. These deficits includeimpairments in identifying body parts on schematic drawings of human bodies. Limbactivation and alertness cues have been shown to...

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Main Authors: Stefan eReinhart, Lena eSchmidt, Caroline eKuhn, Thomas eSchenk, Ingo eKeller, Georg eKerkhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Rehabilitation
body schema
Treatment
body representational neglect
limb activation
personal neglect
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00188/full

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