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Vittorio Gallese1, Francesca Ferri
1Unit of Physiology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Psychopathology
|July 23, 2013
Summary
This study revitalizes Karl Jaspers
Area of Science:
- Psychopathology
- Philosophy of Mind
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Karl Jaspers' foundational work in psychopathology integrated scientific study of mental illness with human experience.
- This paper revitalizes Jaspers' perspective, focusing on the body's role in personalization and the self's 'power for action'.
Observation:
- Explores the link between the minimal 'bodily self' and the self's 'power for action'.
- Examines recent empirical evidence connecting implicit bodily self-experience to psychopathological aspects of schizophrenia.
Findings:
- Schizophrenic patients demonstrate a disruption in implicit bodily self-knowledge.
- The bodily nature of the implicitly experiencing self may underpin the continuum of experience in both healthy and psychotic individuals.
Implications:
- The 'power for action' could shape the bodily presence fundamental to our sense of self.
- This framework offers new insights into the psychopathology of schizophrenia and the nature of self-experience.
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