Brain ResearchJune 19, 2025Zoé Dary, Paul Kobliska, Jacques Léonard et al.
The vestibular system plays a crucial role in body and self perception, as evidenced by the effects of artificial vestibular stimulation in healthy individuals and the depersonalization-like symptoms observed in patients with otoneurological disorders. However, its role in the bodily self-an immediate and pre-reflective form of self-consciousness-remains relatively unexplored. This study...
PLoS OneJanuary 20, 2017Diane Deroualle, Michel Toupet, Christian Van Nechel et al.
Recent findings suggest that vestibular information plays a significant role in anchoring the self to the body. Out-of-body experiences of neurological origin are frequently associated with vestibular sensations, and galvanic vestibular stimulation in healthy participants anchors the self to the body. Here, we provide the first objective measures of anchoring the self to the body in chronic...