Visual and spatial modulation of tactile extinction: Behavioural and electrophysiological evidence

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue JULY, 2012, Pages

  Sambo, Chiara F ^a,b   Vallar, Giuseppe ^c,d   Fortis, Paola ^c,e   Ronchi, Roberta ^c,d   Posteraro, Lucio ^f   Forster, Bettina ^a   Maravita, Angelo ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^f Rehabilitation Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; ERPs; Hand crossing; Multisensory; Space; Tactile extinction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSE TIME; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84933672870     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2012.00217     Document Type: Article

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