The bilocated mind: New perspectives on self-localization and self-identification

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue FEB, 2013, Pages

  Furlanetto, Tiziano ^a   Bertone, Cesare ^a   Becchio, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoscopic phenomena; Mental bilocation; Perspective taking; Self identification; Self localization; Virtual presence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEAUTOSCOPY; HUMAN; ILLUSION; IMMERSION; MENTAL BILOCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; REM SLEEP; SELF CONCEPT; SELF IDENTIFICATION; SELF LOCALIZATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84933679113     PISSN: 16625161     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2013.00071     Document Type: Article

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