An Embodied Cognition Perspective on the Role of Interoception in the Development of the Minimal Self

Autor(en)

Lisa Musculus, Markus R. Tünte, Markus Raab, Ezgi Kayhan

Abstrakt

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.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Psychologie der Entwicklung und Bildung

Externe Organisation(en)

Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, London South Bank University, Universität Potsdam, Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften

Journal

Frontiers in Psychology

Band

12

Anzahl der Seiten

7

ISSN

1664-1078

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.716950

Publikationsdatum

10-2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

501030 Kognitionswissenschaft, 501005 Entwicklungspsychologie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Psychologie

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e9b2c309-78e8-43c4-b9a8-efe2e91c1fed