The nature and varieties of felt presence experiences: A reply to Nielsen

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 984-991

  Allan Cheyne, J ^a   Girard, Todd A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Agency; Delusion; Felt presence; Hallucination; Other minds; Sleep paralysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PARANOIA; PARASOMNIA; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 36048999975     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2007.02.003     Document Type: Note

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