The self, its body and its brain.

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School of Psychology and Sport Science, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK.

Published: August 2023

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  • The body plays a vital role in shaping our identity, so any theory about the self must consider its connection to the body.
  • The Collection features research that explores the tight link between body and self, including studies on body illusions and bodily experiences in individuals with psychiatric and physical issues.
  • It also discusses the challenges of studying body-related experiences, highlighting the need to improve research methods to better understand the relationship between the body and the self.

Article Abstract

The body is intrinsic to our sense of self and as such, any theoretical account of the self should also include contributions of the body. This Collection incorporates a series of papers that demonstrate the inextricable relationship between body and self. The papers include studies of body illusions and studies of observed differences in bodily experience in participants with psychiatric and physical conditions. Papers in the Collection also address methodological issues, because measuring and manipulating the bodily self does not come without challenges; subjective experiences are difficult to capture empirically. Making progress on these methodological limitations is crucial to further develop experimental design and thus our understanding of self-body relations.

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