Abstract

In this talk I will provide an overview of my previous work on the bodily roots of conscious experiences throughout the lifespan. I will then briefly look at alterations of self-awareness in depersonalisation, a condition that makes people feel detached from one’s self, body and the world. I will present some recent findings from our group regarding the relationship between depersonalisation and the bodily self. I will conclude by presenting my ongoing projects and experiments that will test these ideas empirically in humans and artificial agents.