The body unbound: Vestibular-motor hallucinations and out-of-body experiences

Cortex

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 201-215

  Cheyne, J Allan ^a   Girard, Todd A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Binding; Efference copy; Forward model; Neuromatrix; Out of body experiences; Sleep paralysis; Vestibular motor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; METAPHYSICS; MOTOR SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE; PARASOMNIA; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 58149457758     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 00109452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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