Abstract

Spatial and non-spatial aspects of neglect

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  • The studies collected in the present Research Topic cover both spatial and non-spatial aspects of neglect and extinction

  • Two studies explore the boundaries between rehabilitation procedures and the study of body schema, which could be distorted when neglect extends to personal space

  • The interaction between body schema and vision has been highlighted in the study by Sambo et al (2012), who show that bringing the patient’s left hand in the right hemispace modulates both reaction times and early somatosensorial evoked potentials to tactile stimuli, when the hand is in the patient’s sight

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Summary

Introduction

The studies collected in the present Research Topic cover both spatial and non-spatial aspects of neglect and extinction. With respect to the anatomical basis of these disorders two studies use a meta-analytic approach based on anatomical likelihood estimation to investigate the heterogeneous nature of the neuroanatomical underpinnings of neglect. Both studies suggest that different forms of neglect are linked to both distinct and common lesion patterns involving gray and white matter.

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