The role of embodied simulation in mental transformation of whole-body images: Evidence from Parkinson’s disease.

Highlights: [•] Contrasting data are available on the role of embodied simulation in whole body processing. [•] Parkinson’s disease patients performed two own body and a letter rotation task. [•] Patients with left- or right-most affected side were enrolled for the study. [•] Patients failed in judging the side of back-facing body matching their most affected side. [•] Motor and non-motor transformations can be distinguished in whole body processing. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]