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The Embodiment of Objects: Review, Analysis, and Future Directions
Aubrie Schettler1,2, Vicente Raja2, Michael L Anderson1,2,3
1Department of Philosophy, Western University Canada, London, ON, Canada.
Frontiers in Neuroscience
|January 11, 2020
Summary
Objects like tools or prosthetics can feel like body parts. This review explores how body representations and sensory-motor coupling explain this phenomenon, offering insights for future research on embodied cognition.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy of Mind
Background:
- The experience of an object as part of the body is a key phenomenon in understanding embodiment.
- Existing literature explores this from different theoretical perspectives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review empirical literature on the conditions for experiencing objects as body extensions.
- To compare and contrast body representation malleability with radical embodied cognition frameworks.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of empirical studies on object embodiment.
- Theoretical analysis comparing representational and enactivist approaches.
Main Results:
- Identified conditions under which tools/prosthetics are integrated into body experience.
- Highlighted tensions and complementarities between body representation and sensory-motor coupling theories.
Conclusions:
- The integration of objects as body parts can be explained by both representational changes and direct sensory-motor coupling.
- Future research should explore the interplay between these frameworks for a comprehensive understanding of embodiment.
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