Abstract
This chapter begins with a discussion of the various pathological conditions involved in disorders of awareness and representation of body parts. It then discusses autotopagnosia, personal neglect and related disorders, alien hand syndrome, altered muscular proprioception, phantom limb and related phenomena, and body-specific cognitive biases in eating disorders.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Handbook of Clinical Neuropsychology |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
ISBN (Print) | 9780191594250, 9780199234110 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 1 2010 |
Keywords
- Alien hand syndrome
- Altered muscular proprioception
- Autotopagnosia
- Eating disorders
- Phantom limb
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychology(all)