Title: Schizophrenia, bodily selves, and embodied simulation
Abstract:Abstract One cannot fully understand schizophrenia unless one is able to frame it within a thorough account of the structure of subjectivity. Neuroscientific research so far has almost entirely neglec...Abstract One cannot fully understand schizophrenia unless one is able to frame it within a thorough account of the structure of subjectivity. Neuroscientific research so far has almost entirely neglected the first-person experiential dimension of this syndrome, mainly focusing on high cognitive functions. A theoretical approach focused on self-disorder may shed new light on the psychopathological features of psychosis and inspire empirical research targeting the bodily and neurobiological alterations underpinning schizophrenia. This perspective is consistent with the model of embodied simulation, according to which basic forms of intersubjectivity are bodily grounded and rely on neural reuse. This chapter shows the relationships between the body, its motor potentialities, the notion of minimal self, and the self-disturbances and social deficits characterizing schizophrenia.Read More
Publication Year: 2015
Publication Date: 2015-10-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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