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Chasing the Phantom Chasing the Phantom
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The New Holy Grail The New Holy Grail
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The Sensory and Motor Homunculi The Sensory and Motor Homunculi
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Dr. Timothy Pons and the Silver Spring Macaque Monkeys Dr. Timothy Pons and the Silver Spring Macaque Monkeys
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Mislocation Phenomenon Mislocation Phenomenon
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Cortical Plasticity Cortical Plasticity
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We Are Smarter Than Our Brains We Are Smarter Than Our Brains
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Phantom Utility Phantom Utility
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Spatiality and Phantom-Prosthetic Relations Spatiality and Phantom-Prosthetic Relations
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5 Phantoms in the Brain: The Holy Grail of Neuroscience
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Published:January 2014
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Abstract
This chapter examines how phantoms have driven transformations within the field of neuroscience, within the bodies, minds, and brains of amputees, and between bodies and prosthetic technologies. It first historicizes and contextualizes phantom limb syndrome, mainly by situating ethereal appendages within the social worlds of psychology, medicine, and biomedicine, while also noting the importance of phantoms as the source of and a resource for embodied recalcitrance. It then considers how embodied ghosts became a distinctively productive way of tapping into the most vital and compelling mysteries of the human brain, including its ability to generate the most complex sensory experiences. It also discusses research on the sensory and motor homunculi, “mislocation phenomenon” or “referred sensation” in cases of major amputation, the causal role of cortical plasticity in phantom limb pain after major amputation, and the impact of spatiality on phantom–prosthetic relations.
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