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An interdisciplinary overview of developmental indices and behavioral measures of the minimal self

Yasmin Kim Georgie, Guido Schillaci, Verena Vanessa Hafner

arXiv Preprint Archive June 24, 2019 preprint

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Characteristics Review
Keywords Q-bio.nc
Key findings The minimal self, comprising body ownership and sense of agency, can be studied in humans and is being explored in robotics to develop an artificial minimal self.

Abstract

In this review paper we discuss the development of the minimal self in humans, the behavioural measures indicating the presence of different aspects of the minimal self, namely, body ownership and sense of agency, and also discuss robotics research investigating and developing these concepts in artificial agents. We investigate possible avenues for expanding the research in robotics to further explore the development of an artificial minimal self.