Agency, Simulation and Self-identification

Authors: Jeannerod M.; Pacherie E.

Source: Mind & Language, Volume 19, Number 2, April 2004 , pp. 113-146(34)

Publisher: Blackwell Publishing

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Abstract:

: This paper is concerned with the problem of self-identification in the domain of action. We claim that this problem can arise not just for the self as object, but also for the self as subject in the ascription of agency. We discuss and evaluate some proposals concerning the mechanisms involved in self-identification and in agency-ascription, and their possible impairments in pathological cases. We argue in favor of a simulation hypothesis that claims that actions, whether overt or covert, are centrally simulated by the neural network, and that this simulation provides the basis for action recognition and attribution.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2004.00251.x

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