How does posture constrain body representation in childhood? Our article (w/ @dcowiedurham, @Andy_Bremner, @SamKeenaghan et al) answering this question was just accepted for publication - HURRAY! 🥳
preprint: bit.ly/2vaMIKO
preprint: bit.ly/2vaMIKO
What is this article about?
The feeling of inhabiting a #body is fundamental for self-experience. In adults, knowledge about possible body postures constrains #BodyRepresentation. Here, we test whether and how posture constrains body representation in 6-7 y’olds.
The feeling of inhabiting a #body is fundamental for self-experience. In adults, knowledge about possible body postures constrains #BodyRepresentation. Here, we test whether and how posture constrains body representation in 6-7 y’olds.
What did we do?
Using the #RubberHandIllusion paradigm, this study (N=180) assessed how children’s perceptions of their own body were influenced by the match between viewed and felt hand posture.
Using the #RubberHandIllusion paradigm, this study (N=180) assessed how children’s perceptions of their own body were influenced by the match between viewed and felt hand posture.
What did we find?
Across ages, fake hands in the same posture as the participants’ own hands yielded greater drift toward the fake hand. Body ownership ratings however were not affected by posture.
(Yes, we have some #raincloudplots !)
Across ages, fake hands in the same posture as the participants’ own hands yielded greater drift toward the fake hand. Body ownership ratings however were not affected by posture.
(Yes, we have some #raincloudplots !)
We demonstrate, that posture constrains body representation similarly in children and adults. Although childhood is a period of significant change in both bodily dimensions and sensorimotor capabilities, 6-7 y’olds have sensitive mechanisms for maintaining a sense of #bodilySelf!
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