Kenneth M. Heilman, Stephen E. Nadeau and David O. Beversdorf Departments of Neurology and Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida College of Medicine and College of Health Related Professions, the Center for Neuropsychological Studies, the Neurology Service, and the Geriatric Research Education Clinical Center, Malcolm Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, …
Ronald S. Friedman University of Maryland–College Park And Jens Fo¨rster Universita¨t Wu¨rzburg, Germany This study tested whether internal nonaffective processing cues independently influence two major varieties of creative cognition: insight problem solving and creative generation. In Experiments 1 and 2, bodily cues associated with positive or negative hedonic states were manipulated by means of …
Dieter Vaitl* Clinical and Physiological Psychology, University of Giessen, Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10, D-35394 Giessen, Germany Abstract During the last two decades, research on interoception has experienced a surprising renaissance. New experimental approaches and methods have revealed much about the processing of afferent signals from the inner organs of the body, and have allowed more accurate descriptions …
Giovanni Berlucchi Æ Salvatore M. Aglioti Abstract Corporeal awareness is a difficult concept which refers to perception, knowledge and evaluation of one’s own body as well as of other bodies. We discuss here some controversies regarding the significance of the concepts of body schema and body image, as variously entertained by different authors, for the …
Bruce Lynn Department of Physiology. University College London. London. WC I. England INTRODUCTION This review deals with recent findings concerning the properties of receptor units in the somatosensory system and the connections of their afferents in the central nervous system. Frequent references are made to articles in the recently published Volume II of the Handbook …
L. Rosalesa and D. Dresslerb Keywords: botulinum toxin, dystonia, spindles Dystonia may produce co-contractions and constant strain in numerous muscle fibers, including those of the muscle spindles. As proprioceptors, muscle spindles detect dynamic or static changes in muscle length and their afferent projections to the spinal cord play a central role in control of …
Kelly O’Brien1, Stephanie Nixon2, Richard Glazier3, Anne-Marie Tynan4 1Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 2Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada. 4Inner City Health Research Unit, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Background Due to medical advancements, many people living …
RAFAEL F. ESCAMILLA, GLENN S. FLEISIG, NAIQUAN ZHENG, JEFFERY E. LANDER, STEVEN W. BARRENTINE, JAMES R. ANDREWS, BRIAN W. BERGEMANN, and CLAUDE T. OORMAN, III Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Laboratory, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Duke Sports Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710; American Sports Medicine Institute, Birmingham, AL 35205;Department of Sports …
Joke Bradt1, Sharon W Goodill2, Cheryl Dileo3 1Department of Creative Arts Therapies, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 2Creative Arts Therapies, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 3Department of Music Therapy and The Arts and Quality of Life Research Center, Boyer College of Music and Dance, Temple University, Philadelphia, USA …
RAFAEL F. ESCAMILLA Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Laboratory, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710 ABSTRACT ESCAMILLA, R. F. Knee biomechanics of the dynamic squat exercise. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 33, No. 1, 2001, pp. 127–141. Purpose: Because a strong and stable knee is paramount to an athlete’s or …
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