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Psychometrics of Disembodiment and Its Differential Modulation by Visuomotor and Visuotactile Mismatches.

ABSTRACT: Altered states of embodiment are fundamental to the scientific understanding of bodily self consciousness. The feeling of disembodiment during everyday activities is common to clinical conditions; however, the direct study of disembodiment in experimental setups is rare compared to the extensive investigation of illusory embodiment of an external object. Using mixed reality to modulate embodiment through temporally mismatching sensory signals from the own body, we assessed how such mismatches affect phenomenal and physiological aspects of embodiment and measured perceptual thresholds for these across multimodal signals. The results of a principal component analysis suggest that multimodal mismatches generally induce disembodiment by increasing the sense of disownership and deafference and decreasing embodiment; however, this was not generally reflected in physiological changes. Although visual delay decreased embodiment both during active movement and passive touch, the effect was stronger for the former. We discuss the relevance of these findings for understanding bodily self plasticity.

SUBMITTER: Roel Lesur M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7044746 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Psychometrics of Disembodiment and Its Differential Modulation by Visuomotor and Visuotactile Mismatches.

Roel Lesur Marte M Weijs Marieke Lieve ML Simon Colin C Kannape Oliver Alan OA Lenggenhager Bigna B

iScience 20200213 3

Altered states of embodiment are fundamental to the scientific understanding of bodily self consciousness. The feeling of disembodiment during everyday activities is common to clinical conditions; however, the direct study of disembodiment in experimental setups is rare compared to the extensive investigation of illusory embodiment of an external object. Using mixed reality to modulate embodiment through temporally mismatching sensory signals from the own body, we assessed how such mismatches af ...[more]

PMID: 32109678

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Psychometrics of Disembodiment and Its Differential Modulation by Visuomotor and Visuotactile Mismatches.

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Psychometrics of Disembodiment and Its Differential Modulation by Visuomotor and Visuotactile Mismatches.

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