학술논문
The man who lost his body: Suboptimal multisensory integration yields body awareness problems after a right temporoparietal brain tumour.
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Article
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*NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*CANCER
*BRAIN
*HUMAN beings
*AWARENESS
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ISSN
1748-6645
Abstract
Reports on patients who lack ownership over their entire body are extremely rare. Here, we present patient SA who suffered from complete body disownership after a tumour resection in the right temporoparietal cortex. Neuropsychological assessment disclosed selective bilateral ownership problems, despite intact primary visual and somatosensory senses. SA's disownership seems to stem from a suboptimal multimodal integration, as shown by the rubber hand illusion and the beneficial effect during and after simple exercises aiming at multisensory recalibration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]