Sentences with phrase «from phantom limb»

He bore shrapnel wounds from World War II that probably shortened his life and she recalls him telling her about soldiers suffering from phantom limb pain, which he equated with the experience of sculpture: it's as real as it can be, but also elusive, residing in the imagination.

They may also suffer from phantom limb syndrome and feel as if their missing limb is in extreme pain.

From phantom limbs to art, the neurologist's enthusiasm for new ideas about the brain has made him a star — and just talking to him is a mental workout

Not exact matches

The method is based on a unique combination of several technologies, and has been initially tested on a patient who has suffered from severe phantom limb pain for 48 years.

THE BRAIN deals with tinnitus in the same way that it deals with «phantom» limb pain, where amputees experience pain from a lost limb.

It's almost like having a phantom pain in a limb that wasn't amputated from us but our grandfathers, but still the pain is real.

Like vertigo or a phantom limb, the artworks in this exhibition point to a process of perception that is generated from, felt by, or frustrating to, the physical body.

«Amputated from history in 1945, Rama's work would reappear at a later date, insistently and painfully, like a phantom limb.»

The term phantom limb describes the illusion of feeling a body part when the actual limb is missing, and the works in this exhibition speak to the felt presence of the body released from a representation of the figure.

In either case, there is often nerve damage around the injury, and many quadriplegics suffer from «phantom limb syndrome.»