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AUTHOR
Elisa Canzoneri
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Dissociating effect of upper limb non-use and overuse on space and body representations.
2015
Accurate and updated representations of the space where the body acts, i.e. the peripersonal space (PPS), and the location and dimension of body parts (body representation, BR) are essential to perform actions. Because both PPS and BR are involved in motor execution and display the same plastic proprieties after the use of a tool to reach far objects, it has been suggested that they overlap in a unique representation of the body in a space devoted to action. Here we determined whether manipulating actions in space, without modifying body metrics, i.e. through immobilization, induces a dissociation of the plastic properties of PPS and BR. In 39 healthy subjects we evaluated PPS and BR for th…
Fixed points for asymptotic contractions of integral Meir-Keeler type
2012
In this paper we introduce the notion of asymptotic contraction of integral Meir-Keeler type on a metric space and we prove a theorem which ensures existence and uniqueness of fixed points for such contractions. This result generalizes some recent results in the literature.