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The neural fingerprints of a missing hand - brain organisation and plasticity in amputees| old_uid | 13948 |
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| title | The neural fingerprints of a missing hand - brain organisation and plasticity in amputees |
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| start_date | 2017/05/23 |
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| schedule | 11h-12h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | Pavillon François Lhermitte, salle de conférence |
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| details | PICNIC Lab |
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| summary | Following arm-amputation brain areas that previously operated the hand will become “freed-up” to work for other body parts. This process of brain plasticity is widely held to result in the experience of phantom limb pain (pain that is perceived to be arising from the missing hand), and is therefore considered to be maladaptive. I will present evidence to challenge this prevalent view, and instead demonstrate that representation of the missing hand persists decades after amputation. I will show that the cortical resources of the missing hand can be used by a multitude of body parts, and even artificial limbs. Based on this evidence, I suggest that plasticity in amputees is experience-dependant, and is not inherently maladaptive. |
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| oncancel | Corr. du lieu ! |
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| responsibles | <not specified> |
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