Recognising and representing one's self as distinct from others is a fundamental component
of self-awareness. However, current theories of self-recognition are not embedded within …

The authors propose a paradigm shift in the investigation of the self. Synthesizing
neuroimaging results from studies investigating the self, the authors first demonstrate that …

The term “minimal phenomenal selfhood”(MPS) describes the basic, pre-reflective
experience of being a self (Blanke and Metzinger,). Theoretical accounts of the minimal self …

What is the self? This is a question that has long been discussed in (Western) philosophy
where the self is traditionally conceived a higher-order function at the apex or pinnacle of all …

Human self-consciousness operates at different levels of complexity and at least comprises
five different levels of representational processes. These five levels are nonconceptual …

Christoff et al. focus specifically on the subjective side of the self and associate it with
sensorimotor and homeostatic functions [1]. This raises several issues concerning the nature …

distinguished two understandings of the self, the self as “Me” and the self as “I”. This
distinction has recently regained popularity in cognitive science, especially in the context of …

Integrating information across sensory systems is a critical step toward building a cohesive
representation of the environment and one's body, and as illustrated by numerous illusions …

Cognitive neuroscience investigations of self-experience have mainly focused on the mental
attribution of features to the self (self-related processing). In this paper, we highlight another …

Varied research findings have been taken to support the claim that humans' representation
of the self is “special,” that is, that it emerges from systems that are physically and …