From neuropsychology to embodied neuroscience: Introduction to the special issue on body representation and body transformations.

This article introduces a special issue on body representation and body transformations in neuropsychology and embodied neuroscience. It discusses the concept of body representations and their plasticity, exploring how factors such as aging, weight changes, technology, and social interactions influence them. The special issue includes papers on various aspects of body representation, including historical reviews, virtual reality assessments, and the impact of pain on body representation. The text emphasizes the need for an interdisciplinary approach to studying body representation and highlights the relevance of this research in understanding the complex interactions between the brain, body, and environment. It also introduces the concept of predictive processing and Bayesian inference as frameworks for understanding how the brain represents and updates internal models of the body. The document is a list of references to scientific articles and studies related to body schema and body image, covering a wide range of topics in this field. [Extracted from the article]