The role of language in the narrative self is well-known, but does it also affect the minimal self? We investigated whether variations in sentence structure affect the speaker's sense of the minimal self. Previous research has examined how third-person subject expressions influence interpretations of agency, particularly in causal contexts. We examined whether expressing the first-person...
Bodily illusions have been used to investigate one’s sense of self and body ownership. This study explored the effect of the height of the first-person perspective (1PP) on out-of-body experience (OBE) illusion in which participants see their backs through a head-mounted display, receive visuo-tactile stimulation, and gradually feel as if they are sitting behind themselves, experiencing a...
The contribution of language to the narrative self is well-known, but does language play a role in creating the sense of minimal self? In this paper, we investigated whether variations in sentence structure affected the speaker's sense of minimal self. We examined whether expressing the first-person subject's actions and perceptions in sentences influenced the speaker's sense of agency and...