In your skin? Somatosensory cortex is purposely recruited to situate but not simulate vicarious touch

Previous studies of vicarious touch suggest that we automatically simulate observed touch experiences in our own body representation including primary and secondary somatosensory cortex (SCx). However, whether these early sensory areas are activated in a reflexive manner and the extent with which su...

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Main Authors: Bettina Forster, Sonia Abad-Hernando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:NeuroImage
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053811924000569