Phenomenology and delusions: Who put the 'alien' in alien control?

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 566-577

  Pacherie, Elisabeth ^a   Green, Melissa ^b   Bayne, Tim ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agency; Alien control; Delusions; Intentions; Monitoring; Perception; Simulation; Willed action

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELUSION; EXPERIENCE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MODEL; MOTOR CONTROL; PERCEPTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIMULATION; THEORY;

DELUSIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; VOLITION;

EID: 33746632558     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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