Modulation of conscious experience by peripheral sensory stimuli.

Authors :: Bottini, G.
Paulesu, E.
Source :: Nature; 8/31/1995, Vol. 376 Issue 6543, p778, 4p, 2 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: Studies the neurophysiological effect of vestibular stimulation on touch perception in a subject with a right brain lesion to determine if vestibular system aids conscious tactile perception by introducing a bias in the neural system. Use of positron emission tomographic regional blood flow measurements; Association of phenomenological consciousness with activation in circumscribed brain areas.