Modulation of conscious experience by peripheral sensory stimuli

Research with brain damaged humans provides evidence that conscious tactile perception is generated not through a specific sensory section of the brain but rather through multiple sensory representations from the primary somatosensory cortex. Recovery of conscious awareness of touch after cerebral damage especially after the vestibular system has been stimulated provides support for shared perceptions of signals because the body is able to redistribute the neural system to compensate for damaged areas.