Abstract
Recent neuroscience research emphasizes the embodied origins of the experience of the self. This chapter shows that further advances in the understanding of the phenomenon of VR-induced presence might be achieved in connection with advances in the understanding of the brain mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness. By reviewing the neural mechanisms that make the virtual reality experience possible and the neurocognitive models of bodily self-consciousness, we highlight how the development of applied human computer confluence technologies and the fundamental scientific investigation of bodily self-consciousness benefit from each other in a symbiotic manner.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Human Computer Confluence |
| Subtitle of host publication | Transforming Human Experience Through Symbiotic Technologies |
| Publisher | de Gruyter |
| Pages | 80-96 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783110471137 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783110471120 |
| State | Published - 20 Jun 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Andrea Gaggioli, Alois Ferscha, Giuseppe Riva, Stephen Dunne, Isabelle Viaud-Delmon and Chapters' Contributors. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Agency
- Bodily Self-consciousness
- Body Ownership
- Out-of-body Experience
- Presence
- Self-location
- Virtual Reality