The plasticity of mental representations of the body. Interview with Bernard Renault

Bernard Renault reports on his research regarding the use of magnetoencephalography (MEG) to scan the cerebral cortex for representations of the body. His findings emphasize the extraordinary plasticity of the zones of representation, and suggest that a reevaluation of our understanding of the innate and the learned is in order. The author goes on to wonder if these findings could shed light on the neurological mechanisms at work during a psychoanalytic treatment.