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Altered bodily self‐consciousness in multiple sclerosis
Author(s) -
Nava Elena,
Mattioli Flavia,
Gamberini Chiara,
Stampatori Chiara,
Bellomi Fabio,
Turati Chiara,
Capra Ruggero,
Bolognini Nadia
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of neuropsychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1748-6653
pISSN - 1748-6645
DOI - 10.1111/jnp.12134
Subject(s) - psychology , multiple sclerosis , illusion , consciousness , dissociation (chemistry) , affect (linguistics) , self awareness , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , social psychology , communication , psychiatry , chemistry
In this study, we assessed the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) on bodily self‐consciousness (BSC) using the Rubber Hand Illusion. Patients with MS showed a dissociation between body ownership and self‐location: they did report an explicit ownership of the rubber hand, but they did not point towards it, showing a defective ability of localizing body parts in space. This evidence indicates that MS may affect selective components of BSC, whose impairment may contribute to, and even worsen, the functional disability of MS.