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Secrets of the Mind Phantom Limb

In this segment of Secrets of the Mind, Dr. Vilayanur Ramachandran explains his research on why phantom limb pain occurs.  He offers a neurological explanation in the somatosensory cortex for feeling or pain in a missing limb.

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somatosensory cortex, phantom limb
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Material Type:
Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:
February 24, 2017
Date Modified in MERLOT:
February 17, 2021
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Submitter:
Julie Evey
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
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Video
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Youtube video. Auto closed captioned in English.
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English
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Julie Evey
Julie Evey (Faculty)
4 years ago

I use this video in Introduction to Psychology to help students understand the somatosenory cortex.  I have also used it in Health Psychology to discuss phantom limb pain.

Used in course? Yes