While the anatomical basis of how nerve projections enable perception of the body is rather well known, physicians confront situations where patient verbal reporting about symptoms does not match models based on neurophysiological mechanisms. For instance, the Merck Manual Medical Library (2009) states:
“Painful stimuli from thoracic organs can produce discomfort described as pressure, gas, burning, [...]
June 25, 2009
Categories: clinical neurophenomenology, interoception, introspection, medicine, symptom reports, visceral perception . Tags: body knowledge, clinical neurophenomenology, existential-physiological discrepancy, interoception, introspection, Merck Manual, methodologies, neurophysiology, pain, referred pain, symptom reports, symptoms, verbal reports, visceral perception . Author: neuronoid . Comments: Leave a Comment
