Our brain has developed a specific system to represent the space closely surrounding the
body, termed peripersonal space (PPS). This space has a key functional role as it is where …

Predominant conceptual frameworks often describe peripersonal space (PPS) as a single,
distance-based, in-or-out zone within which stimuli elicit enhanced neural and behavioural …

In recent years, the scientific study of meditation and psychedelic drugs has seen
remarkable developments. The increased focus on meditation in cognitive neuroscience has …

Schizophrenia (SZ) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been both described as
disorders of the self. However, the manner in which the sense of self is impacted in these …

Progress in medical science and technology drastically improved physicians' ability to
interact with patient's physical body. Nevertheless, medicine still addresses the human body …

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a poorly understood chronic pain condition of
multifactorial origin. CRPS involves sensory, motor, and autonomic symptoms primarily …

Recent studies have highlighted the role of multisensory integration as a key mechanism of
self-consciousness. In particular, integration of bodily signals within the peripersonal space …

Self-disturbances such as an anomalous perception of one's own body boundary are central
to the phenomenology of schizophrenia (SZ), but measuring the spatial parameters of the …

Navigating by path integration requires continuously estimating one's self-motion. This
estimate may be derived from visual velocity and/or vestibular acceleration signals …

We propose a concept called “JIZAI Body” that allows each person to live the way they wish
to live in society. One who acquires a JIZAI Body can (simultaneously) control (or delegate …