Tactile perception, cortical representation and the bodily self
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Tactile perception, cortical representation and the bodily self
The sensory information we receive from our own bodies is unique, both from epistemological and neurological points of view. Philosophers have noted the immediate, private quality of bodily sensation. I can understand your visual percepts by looking in the same direction as you, but understanding your tactile sensation would require being in your skin! Descartes took an additional step, arguing...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(03)00115-5