Here we outline a simple method of using two mirrors which allows one to stand outside oneself. This method demonstrates that registration of vision with touch and proprioception is crucial for the perception of the corporeal self. Our method may also allow the disassociation of taste from touch, proprioception, and movement.

The proneural gene Math1 is known to be involved in numerous functions within the nervous system, including unconscious proprioception, audition, and arousal. Two recent papers by the Zoghbi group in this issue of Neuron and a recent issue of PNAS now identify a critical role for this gene in the development of brainstem regions critical for conscious proprioception, interoception, and respirat...

BACKGROUND Respective and combined effects of impairments in sensorimotor systems and cognition on gait performance have not been fully studied. This study aims to describe the respective effects of impairments in muscle strength, distance vision, lower-limb proprioception and cognition on the Timed Up & Go (TUG) scores (i.e., performed TUG [pTUG], imagined TUG [iTUG] and the time difference be...

This article proposes a theoretical reflection on the conditions for the constitution of a distinction between the self and the world by a cognitive system. The main hypothesis is the following: proprioception, as a sensory system that is habitually dedicated essentially to experience of the body, is conceived here as a coupling which is necessary for the dual and concomitant constitution of a ...

Histories of virtual reality (VR) usually place its origins in computing. But this can be pushed back even further by considering early experiments flight, principally the endeavour to fly instrument, that took late 1920s and throughout 1930s. This essay positions blind flight history other immersive media order understand what sensory deprivation has do with proprioception. Deprived visual aur...

Proprioceptive input from the neck participates in the coordination of eye, head, and body posture as well as spatial orientation. On this basis it has been argued that a syndrome of cervical vertigo might exist. However, cervical vertigo is a controversial clinical entity and patients with suspected disease often have alternative bases for their symptoms. The neck contains mechanisms directly ...

Proprioceptive input from the neck participates in the coordination of eye, head, and body posture as well as spatial orientation. On this basis it has been argued that a syndrome of cervical vertigo might exist. However, cervical vertigo is a controversial clinical entity and patients with suspected disease often have alternative bases for their symptoms. The neck contains mechanisms directly ...