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Embodying an artificial hand increases blood flow to the investigated limb.

Open research Europe, ISSN: 2732-5121, Vol: 1, Issue: 55, Page: 55
2021
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The autonomic nervous system is the main determinant of the blood flow directed towards a body part, and it is tightly connected to the representation of the body in the brain; would the experimental modulation of the sense of ownership of the limb affect its blood perfusion? In healthy participants, we employed the rubber hand illusion paradigm to modulate limb ownership while we monitored the brachial artery blood flow and resistance of the investigated limb. In all conditions with brush-stroking, we found an initial drop in the blood flow due to tactile stimulation. Subsequently, in the illusion condition where both the rubber and real hand experience synchronous brush-stroking, the blood flow rose significantly faster and reached significantly higher values. Moreover, the increase in blood flow correlated to the embodiment level measured by questionnaires and, negatively, to the change of peripherical vascular resistance. These findings demonstrate that modulating the representation of a body part impacts its blood perfusion.

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Di Pino, Giovanni; Mioli, Alessandro; Altamura, Claudia; D'Alonzo, Marco

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