Chapter 19

Hemianopia, spatial neglect, and their multisensory rehabilitation

Nadia Bolognini 1 , 2 , and Giuseppe Vallar 1 , 2       1 Department of Psychology & NeuroMi, University of Milan – Bicocca, Milano, Italy      2 Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Milano, Italy

Abstract

The brain preserves its capacity to integrate information from different senses in many pathological conditions, including stroke. Multisensory integration mechanisms, which may be spared by brain damage, provide a tool for setting up rehabilitation programs of poststroke sensory and cognitive disorders. Indeed, proper multisensory stimulation can ameliorate some unisensory perceptual and spatial impairments of brain-damaged ...

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