title: Relationship between bodily illusions and pain syndromes.
abstract: SUMMARY Apart from their contribution to the overall knowledge of perception and related processes, sensory illusions have been used in recent years to treat and better understand pain disorders such as phantom limb pain or complex regional pain syndrome. With the help of modern imaging techniques, we can examine connections between basic processes of integrative perception and the occurrence of chronic pain. This article gives an overview of recent developments in the area of body illusions and pain, and provides suggestions on how they might lead to novel and effective treatments for chronic pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience, Central Institute of Mental Health, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bekrater-Bodmann
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Foell
authors.forename: Herta
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Flor