Dear TIPSters, This morning a student asked me a question about phantom limbs that I am unsure of. The question was if, when a phantom "feels" pain, the corresponding area of the cortex lights up? Say for example, the phantom is an upper extremity--the right arm--and it experiences a sharp pain--maybe in the right digits. Would the corresponding area on the somatosensory cortex show activity? Is anyone aware of research on this question? I'm aware of the research on remapping of the cortex, but not on what happens in this case. Thanks, Carol
Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
