Vibrotactile stimulation promotes embodiment of an Alien hand in amputees with phantom sensations

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 450-457

  D'Alonzo, Marco ^a   Clemente, Francesco ^a   Cipriani, Christian ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive neuroscience; rehabilitation engineering; sensory feedback; sensory substitution; tactile perception

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; RUBBER; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES; INTUITIVE CONTROLS; PHANTOM SENSATION; PROSTHETIC SOCKETS; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; SENSORY SUBSTITUTION; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TACTILE PERCEPTION;

PROSTHETICS;

ADULT; AGED; ALIEN HAND SYNDROME; AMPUTEE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; ILLUSION; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOM LIMB; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOUCH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALIEN HAND SYNDROME; AMPUTEES; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HAND; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOM LIMB; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOUCH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929323260     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2014.2337952     Document Type: Article

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