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Deluding the motor system.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore1

  • 1Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK. s.blakemore@ucl.ac.uk

Consciousness and Cognition
|December 6, 2003
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We identify our actions by recognizing their consequences. Failures in this self-monitoring, seen in delusions of control, may stem from parietal cortex and cerebellum overactivity, misattributing actions externally.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuropsychology

Background:

  • Understanding the sense of agency is crucial for distinguishing self-generated from external events.
  • Disorders like delusions of control highlight failures in self-monitoring mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the neural mechanisms underlying the recognition of self-generated actions.
  • To investigate why patients with delusions of control misattribute actions and sensations.

Main Methods:

  • Review of psychophysical experiments.
  • Analysis of neuroimaging studies.

Main Results:

  • Self-monitoring integrates action and sensory consequences.
  • Overactivity in the parietal cortex and cerebellum is implicated in the misattribution of actions in delusions of control.

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Conclusions:

  • The parietal cortex and cerebellum play key roles in the sense of agency.
  • Dysfunction in these areas can lead to a distorted sense of control over one's actions.