Is it Me or I: How the body in action shapes (disorders of) the self
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This Thesis proposes that the conscious mind may fundamentally stem from the brain’s ability to predict and monitor self- versus external actions. A neurocognitive mechanism is put forward to explain how the brain uses motor predictions to distinguish itself from external stimulation. Novel experimental paradigms and techniques (including the first third-person VR-game) enabled investigating: (i) full-body illusions with neuroscience methods; and (ii) passive- versus active out-of-body simulations. It is concluded that motor predictions allow the brain to localise the body and to distinguish between self and other. These insights shed new light on what drove the development of conscious agents.
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| ID Code: | 242776 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD by Publication) |
| Supervisor: | Kerr, Graham & Sullivan, Karen |
| Keywords: | Angular Gyrus (AG), Bodily self-consciousness, Embodied Gaming, Full-Body Illusion (FBI), Out-of-Body Experience (OBE), Perspective Taking (PT), Predictive Processing (PP), Psychosis, Sense of Agency (SoA), Virtual Reality (VR) |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.242776 |
| Pure ID: | 144807454 |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Health Current > Schools > School of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 11 Sep 2023 06:27 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Sep 2023 06:27 |
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