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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Existing theories explain processing biases for conceptual self-representation.
  • These frameworks have not fully addressed the role of the bodily self.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate a processing bias for information related to the bodily self.
  • To explore how bodily illusions reveal the impact of embodied self-associations on perception and attention.
  • To extend current theoretical frameworks to include sensorimotor representations of the self.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated processing biases for sensorimotor representations of the bodily self.
  • Utilized bodily illusions to examine effects on perceptual and attentional processing.

Main Results:

  • Identified a processing bias for information linked to the bodily self.
  • Demonstrated that embodied self-associations influence perceptual and attentional processing through bodily illusions.

Conclusions:

  • The current theoretical framework can be extended to incorporate sensorimotor self-representations.
  • Integrating the bodily self offers significant benefits for understanding self-relevance and its processing biases.