TY - JOUR
T1 - Corporeal awareness and proprioceptive sense of the phantom
AU - Giummarra, Melita
AU - Georgiou-Karistianis, Nellie
AU - Nicholls, Michael
AU - Gibson, Stephen
AU - Chou, Michael
AU - Bradshaw, John
PY - 2010/11
Y1 - 2010/11
N2 - Phantom limb perception almost invariably follows limb amputation, and can be characterized by various corporeal and proprioceptive qualities. We report a study of 283 amputees, which administered a structured questionnaire to systematically determine the relative frequency and nature of various bodily aspects of phantom limb perception. These include the size, shape, posture, and telescoping of the phantom; exteroceptive sensations of itch, touch, pressure, vibration, temperature, and 'electric' sensations; and prosthesis embodiment. Phantom limbs were generally found to be characterized by properties that parallel those of the intact body, although with anatomically impossible configurations sometimes being perceived. We suggest that both the internal limb image and limb schemata play a significant role in the continued perception of phantom limbs.
AB - Phantom limb perception almost invariably follows limb amputation, and can be characterized by various corporeal and proprioceptive qualities. We report a study of 283 amputees, which administered a structured questionnaire to systematically determine the relative frequency and nature of various bodily aspects of phantom limb perception. These include the size, shape, posture, and telescoping of the phantom; exteroceptive sensations of itch, touch, pressure, vibration, temperature, and 'electric' sensations; and prosthesis embodiment. Phantom limbs were generally found to be characterized by properties that parallel those of the intact body, although with anatomically impossible configurations sometimes being perceived. We suggest that both the internal limb image and limb schemata play a significant role in the continued perception of phantom limbs.
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U2 - 10.1348/000712610X492558
DO - 10.1348/000712610X492558
M3 - Article
VL - 101
SP - 791
EP - 808
JO - British Journal of Psychology
JF - British Journal of Psychology
SN - 0007-1269
IS - 4
ER -