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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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Julie Evey (Faculty)
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.