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Comment
. 2015;6(2-3):137-9.
doi: 10.1080/17588928.2015.1053854. Epub 2015 Jul 28.

Causal mechanisms of mirror-touch synesthesia: Clues from neuropsychology

Nadia Bolognini  1
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Causal mechanisms of mirror-touch synesthesia: Clues from neuropsychology

Nadia Bolognini. Cogn Neurosci. 2015.

Abstract

Ward and Banissy offer a critical discussion of Mirror-Touch Synesthesia (MTS), with reference to Threshold and Self-Other theories. The authors argue that developmental MTS is linked to differences in the functioning of a mirror system for touch (and pain), which are driven by neurocognitive alterations that lie outside of the somatosensory system and concern bodily awareness and/or the control of self-other representations. This commentary briefly presents some neuropsychological evidence in line with Ward and Banissy's argument, questioning the potential similarities between MTS and some post-stroke disorders of body representation.

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  • Explaining mirror-touch synesthesia.
    Ward J, Banissy MJ. Ward J, et al. Cogn Neurosci. 2015;6(2-3):118-33. doi: 10.1080/17588928.2015.1042444. Epub 2015 May 13. Cogn Neurosci. 2015. PMID: 25893437

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