Proprioception Impacts Body Perception in Healthy Aging: Insights from a Psychophysical and Computational Approach
Gaia Risso, Marion Bieri, Tommaso Bertoni, Isabella Martinelli, Giulio Mastria, Loredana Catinari, Lara Allet, Andrea Serino, Michela Bassolino
This study investigates age-related changes in body perception by comparing multisensory processing in older and young adults, finding that proprioceptive decline contributes to altered body ownership and metric body representation.
iScience · Sep 3, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience