Motor Cognition: What Actions Tell to the Self

by Marc Jeannerod

Our ability to acknowledge and recognise our own identity - our 'self' - is a characteristic doubtless unique to humans. Where does this feeling come from? How does the combination of neurophysiological processes coupled with our interaction with the outside world construct this coherent identity? We know that our social interactions contribute via the eyes, ears etc. However, our self is not only influenced by our senses. It is also influenced by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198569653
• ISBN13: 9780198569657
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.1"