The Embodiment of Objects: Review, Analysis, and Future Directions.
Aubrie Schettler, Vicente Raja, Michael L. Anderson
Frontiers in Neuroscience December 13, 2019 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01332 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Review Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Virtual reality Body image Embodiment Body schema Prosthethics |
| Key findings | The authors review empirical work on when objects such as tools or prosthetics are experienced as parts of the body. They contrast the view that this reflects malleability of body representations with radical embodied cognition, which attributes it to sensory-motor coupling rather than representational change. They argue that the frameworks conflict in places but can productively complement one another in future research. |
Abstract
Here we offer a thorough review of the empirical literature on the conditions under which an object, such as a tool or a prosthetic (whether real or virtual), can be experienced as being in some sense a part or extension of one's body. We discuss this literature both from the standpoint of the apparent malleability of our body representations, and also from within the framework of radical embodied cognition, which understands the phenomenon to result not from an alteration to a representation, but rather from the achievement of a certain kind of sensory/motor coupling. We highlight both the tensions between these frameworks, and also areas where they can productively complement one another for future research.
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