1. Neural Mechanisms of the Embodied Self Merging Virtual Reality and Electrical Neuroimaging
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Tadi, Ravi Tej Sai Giridhar and Blanke, Olaf
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bodily self ,electroencephalogram (EEG) ,multisensory integration ,EEG (électroencéphalogramme) ,mu rhythm ,self-identification ,1PP (perspective en première personne) ,self-location ,first person perspective (1PP) ,own-body mental imagery ,3PP (perspective en troisième personne) ,identification personnelle ,réalité virtuelle ,soi corporel ,agency ,imagerie mentale pour le corps propre ,third person perspective (3PP) ,localisation personnelle ,agentivité ,rythme mu ,intégration multi-sensorielle ,virtual reality (VR) - Abstract
What is it like to have a body? The unitary experience of the self and the body accompanied by unambiguous self-location and egocentric visuo-spatial perspective are essential aspects of the embodied self. They play a vital role for dynamic whole body human perception and interactions in our daily lives and help distinguish our body from others and the environment. In the current thesis, we used an amalgam of virtual reality techniques and cognitive neuroscience methods in combination with electrical neuroimaging to investigate multisensory, sensorimotor, and cognitive processes involved in mental own body imagery, visuo-spatial perspective taking, the feeling of ownership and agency and their contribution to different aspects of the bodily self and bodily processing.