Signaling of Kinesthetic Information by Peripheral Sensory Receptors

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Abstract

The relative position of our skeletal body parts is determined by the angles of our joints. In the absence of visual cues, joint angle information becomes conscious through a mental image of our body (body image). Introspective attention to the body image indicates that we have the following sensory information concerning a particular joint: knowledge of 1. the angle both when the joint is moving and stationary, and an awareness of 2. the direc­ tion and 3. the speed of angular changes. These three types of information can vary independently (e.g. a given position can be reached by movements