Recent work in human cognitive neuroscience has linked self-consciousness to the
processing of multisensory bodily signals (bodily self-consciousness [BSC]) in fronto-parietal …

Our brain has developed a specific system to represent the space closely surrounding the
body, termed peripersonal space (PPS). This space has a key functional role as it is where …

In recent years, the scientific study of meditation and psychedelic drugs has seen
remarkable developments. The increased focus on meditation in cognitive neuroscience has …

Although recent studies on self-consciousness emphasized the importance of bodily
processing and multisensory integration, such research has focused solely on bodily signals …

Body ownership refers to the perceptual experience of a body or body part as one's own.
Integration of signals from different sensory modalities is considered to play a central role in …

There is converging evidence that high doses of hallucinogenic drugs can produce
significant alterations of self-experience, described as the dissolution of the sense of self …

Empirical research on the bodily self has shown that the body representation is malleable,
and prone to manipulation when conflicting sensory stimuli are presented. Using Virtual …

We take the feeling that our body belongs to us for granted. However, recent research has
shown that it is possible to alter the subjective sensation of body ownership (BO) by …

Dedicated neural systems represent the space surrounding the body, termed Peripersonal
space (PPS), by integrating visual or auditory stimuli occurring near the body with …

This article explores promising points of contact between philosophy and the expanding
field of virtual reality research. Aiming at an interdisciplinary audience, it proposes a series …