Light Eye
03-29-2005, 09:19 AM
Dear Friends,
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=21899
Be Well, Be Love.
David
Do You Know Where You Are? Body and Self Not the Same29 Mar 2005
If you've ever played an intensely engaging video game, you know that it can
seem like your "self" has been transposed onto the game character-you might even
find yourself acting out the character's movements while you are playing.
Normally, we think of our selves as being located in our bodies. Hugging a child
brings the child both closer to one's body and closer to one's representation of
self. But is it in fact possible to separate our selves from our bodies and, for
instance, become part of a video game?
Researchers Arthur B. Markman of the University of Texas, Austin and C. Miguel
Brendl of INSEAD in France examined that question. Their findings confirm what
any avid video-gamer might guess: "people's representations of self are distinct
from their representation of particular aspects of their body."
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=21899
Be Well, Be Love.
David
Do You Know Where You Are? Body and Self Not the Same29 Mar 2005
If you've ever played an intensely engaging video game, you know that it can
seem like your "self" has been transposed onto the game character-you might even
find yourself acting out the character's movements while you are playing.
Normally, we think of our selves as being located in our bodies. Hugging a child
brings the child both closer to one's body and closer to one's representation of
self. But is it in fact possible to separate our selves from our bodies and, for
instance, become part of a video game?
Researchers Arthur B. Markman of the University of Texas, Austin and C. Miguel
Brendl of INSEAD in France examined that question. Their findings confirm what
any avid video-gamer might guess: "people's representations of self are distinct
from their representation of particular aspects of their body."
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]