If you google, ramachandram phantom limb ,you will get an extensive list, including a nice little exposition in Wikipedia.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:48:41 -0600 >From: "DeVolder Carol L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [tips] Student question >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > Dear TIPSters, > This morning a student asked me a question about > phantom limbs that I am unsure of. The question was > if, when a phantom "feels" pain, the corresponding > area of the cortex lights up? Say for example, the > phantom is an upper extremity--the right arm--and it > experiences a sharp pain--maybe in the right digits. > Would the corresponding area on the somatosensory > cortex show activity? Is anyone aware of research on > this question? I'm aware of the research on > remapping of the cortex, but not on what happens in > this case. > > Thanks, > Carol > > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Chair, Department of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > > phone: 563-333-6482 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > To make changes to your subscription go to: > > http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
