An embodied cognition perspective on the role of interoception in the development of the minimal self
- Interoception is an often neglected but crucial aspect of the human minimal self. In this perspective, we extend the embodiment account of interoceptive inference to explain the development of the minimal self in humans. To do so, we first provide a comparative overview of the central accounts addressing the link between interoception and the minimal self. Grounding our arguments on the embodiment framework, we propose a bidirectional relationship between motor and interoceptive states, which jointly contribute to the development of the minimal self. We present empirical findings on interoception in development and discuss the role of interoception in the development of the minimal self. Moreover, we make theoretical predictions that can be tested in future experiments. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive view on the mechanisms underlying the minimal self by explaining the role of interoception in the development of the minimal self.
Author details: | Lisa MusculusORCiDGND, Markus R. TünteORCiD, Markus RaabORCiDGND, Ezgi KayhanORCiD |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.716950 |
ISSN: | 1664-1078 |
Title of parent work (English): | Frontiers in Psychology |
Publisher: | Frontiers Research Foundation |
Place of publishing: | Lausanne |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2021/06/01 |
Publication year: | 2021 |
Release date: | 2022/03/25 |
Tag: | bodily self; cardioception; development of minimal self; embodied cognition; interoception |
Volume: | 12 |
Article number: | 716950 |
Number of pages: | 7 |
Funding institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Funding number: | PA 2021_125 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
DDC classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Grantor: | Publikationsfonds der Universität Potsdam |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Gold Open-Access |
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License (German): | CC-BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International |
External remark: | Zweitveröffentlichung in der Schriftenreihe Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe ; 755 |