“Phantom limb pain, cortical reorganization and the therapeutic effect of mental imagery”

a. Background – Explain phantom limb pain (PLP) and the possible mechanism that leads to it.
Also, describe the different possible treatments and the author’s hypothesis/rationale for using
mental imagery to study cortical reorganization in PLP.
b. Experimental setup – Describe the experimental design in details. Focus more on the study
design than the actual procedures. Make sure to describe the different variables measured and
also how they were compared to answer the questions that the authors had set out to explore.
c. Results – Describe the main results from this article in your own words.
d. Discussions – Briefly summarize the Author’s discussion regarding the results obtained in
your own words. Add comments/limitations of this study, as mentioned by the author and/or
those that you think are relevant, for this section.
Part B – Please write down 3-4 “thoughtful” questions related to the above article. Attempt to
find answers for your own questions.