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Microsomatoagnosia: whole body schema illusion as part of an epileptic aura
Author(s) -
Leker R. R.,
Kami A.,
River Y.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00049.x
Subject(s) - aura , illusion , schema (genetic algorithms) , phenomenon , psychology , epilepsy , body schema , neuroscience , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , epistemology , philosophy , computer science , machine learning , migraine , perception
We report a patient who presented with a whole body microsomatoagnosia as part of an epileptic aura. We postulate that this rare phenomenon argues in favor of the existence of a whole body integrative neuronal network which mediates the bodily awareness.