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A hemispheric asymmetry in somatosensory processing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 August 2007

Giuseppe Vallar
Giuseppe Vallar
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Department of Psychology, University of Milan–Bicocca, andIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy. giuseppe.vallar@unimib.ithttp://www.psicologia.unimib.it/03_persone/scheda_personale.php?personId=92
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Abstract

The model presented in the target article includes feature processing and higher representations. I argue, based on neuropsychological evidence, that spatial representations are also involved in perceptual awareness of somatosensory events. Second, there is an asymmetry, with a right-hemisphere–based bilateral representation of the body. Third, the specific aspect of bodily awareness concerning motor function monitoring involves a network that includes the premotor cortex.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , April 2007 , pp. 223 - 224
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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