Agency over a phantom limb and electromyographic activity on the stump depend on visuomotor synchrony : a case study

• Main Authors: Imaizumi, Shu, Asai, Tomohisa, Kanayama, Noriaki, Kawamura, Mitsuru, Koyama, Shinichi
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Human anatomy and physiology::Neurobiology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104968; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20387
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Most patients, post-amputation, report the experience of a phantom limb. Some even sense voluntary movements when viewing a mirror image of the intact limb superimposed onto the phantom limb. While delayed visual feedback of an action is known to reduce a sense of agency, the effect of delayed visua...