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Body Am I
The New Science of Self-Consciousness
Sofort lieferbar | Lieferzeit: Sofort lieferbar I
Artikel-Nr:
9780262548366
Veröffentl:
2024
Erscheinungsdatum:
05.03.2024
Seiten:
205
Autor:
Moheb Costandi
Gewicht:
286 g
Format:
222x141x16 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Moheb Costandi
"Costandi explains the neuroscience behind how we view our selves and our bodies, drawing from neurological studies on our sense of agency and free will, the neural correlates of mental representations, mirror neurons, and how the brain perceives timing and sensory consequences. He explores case studies of amputees with phantom limb syndrome, people with Body Integrity Identity Disorder (who have a desire to amputate healthy limbs they feel don't belong to them) and post-op transsexuals"--
1 Introduction 12 Bodily Awareness 93 Body Ownership 254 Representations 395 Multisensory Integration 696 Agency 917 Distortions 1138 Interoception 1339 Add-Ons 14510 Conclusion 165Acknowledgements 171Glossary 173Notes 177Index 201