This study aimed to test the role of the otolithic system in self-motion perception by examining adaptive responses to asymmetric off-axis vertical rotation. Self-movement perception was examined after a conditioning procedure consisting of prolonged asymmetric sinusoidal yaw rotation of the head on a stationary body with hemicycle faster than the other hemicycle. This asymmetric velocity rotation results in a cumulative error in spatial self-motion perception in the upright position that persists over time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis prospective study aims to examine alexithymia, mood states and pain experience in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. We enrolled 49 patients with SLE or RA. All patients were evaluated through a set of questionnaires: (1) the Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 (TAS), (2) the Profile of Mood States (POMS) and (3) visual analogue scale (VAS) and Questionario Italiano sul Dolore, self-report measures to assess pain intensity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudy Objective: Alexithymia is a disorder of the regulatory mechanism of the emotion elaboration. To verify the influence of the personality trait in the evaluation of quality of life (QoL), we analyzed the effect of alexithymia on the outcome of gynecologic surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of alexithymia by using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS)-20, and to examine the relationship between alexithymia and self-reported descriptors of QoL in a gynecologic population.
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