Background Virtual reality (VR) technologies are playing an increasingly important role in
the diagnostics and treatment of mental disorders. Objective To systematically review the …

Spatial representation of the self plays a vital role constructing our sense of bodily self-
boundary that distinguishes the self from others. This perceptual border, known as the …

The COVID-19 global pandemic has left many feeling a sense of profound uncertainty about
their world, safety, and livelihood. Sources espousing misinformation and conspiracy …

The article briefs about schizophrenia as a disorder of the bodily self. Schizophrenia may be
conceptualized as a disorder of disrupted social homeostasis between the bodily self and …

In this paper, we examine how embodiment and manipulation of a self-avatar's dimensions—
specifically the arm length—affect users' judgments of the personal space around them in an …

Peripersonal space (PPS) is defined as the space that lies within reach. Previous research
revealed that PPS can be dynamically reshaped with the use of tools extending the arm's …

Background and Hypothesis A primary disruption of the bodily self is considered a core
feature of schizophrenia (SCZ). The “disembodied” self might be underpinned by inefficient …

Perception of one's own body in time and space is a fundamental aspect of self-
consciousness. It scaffolds our subjective experience of being present, in the here and now …

Introduction Individuals with schizophrenia present anomalies in the extension and plasticity
of the peripersonal space (PPS), the section of space surrounding the body, shaped through …

The space surrounding the body, and the regulation of this buffer zone play a central role in
adaptive behavior, with direct implications for psychopathology. The physical distance that …