Objetivo How do we recognize that our limbs are part of our own body, and why do we feel that one’s self is located inside the body? These fundamental questions have been discussed in theology, philosophy and psychology for millennia. The aim of my ground-breaking research programme is to identify the neuronal mechanisms that produce the sense of ownership of the body, and the processes responsible for the feeling that the self is located inside the physical body. To solve these questions I will adopt an inter-disciplinary approach using state-of-the-art methods from the fields of imaging neuroscience, experimental psychology, computer science and robotics. My first hypothesis is that the mechanism for body ownership is the integration of information from different sensory modalities (vision, touch and muscle sense) in multi-sensory brain areas (ventral premotor and intraparietal cortex). My second hypothesis is that the sense of where you are located in the environment is mediated by allocentric spatial representations in medial temporal lobes. To test this, I will use perceptual illusions and virtual-reality techniques that allow me to manipulate body ownership and the perceived location of the self, in conjunction with non-invasive recordings of brain activity in healthy humans. Functional magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography will be used to identify the neuronal correlates of ownership and ‘in-body experiences’, while transcranial magnetic stimulation will be used to examine the causal relationship between neural activity and ownership. It is no overstatement to say that my pioneering work could define a new sub-field in cognitive neuroscience dealing with how the brain represents the self. These basic scientific discoveries will be used in new frontier applications. For example, the development of a prosthetic limb that feels just like a real limb, and a method of controlling humanoid robots by the illusion of ‘becoming the robot’. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesneurobiologycognitive neuroscienceengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotssocial sciencespsychologynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesengineering and technologymedical engineeringdiagnostic imagingmagnetic resonance imaging Palabras clave Cognitive Neuroscience Self-awarness multisensory virtual body Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-SG-LS4 - ERC Starting Grant - Physiology, Pathophysiology and Endocrinology Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2007-StG Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Institución de acogida KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET Aportación de la UE € 909 850,00 Dirección Nobels Vag 5 17177 Stockholm Suecia Ver en el mapa Región Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal H. Henrik Ehrsson (Dr.) Contacto administrativo Eva Tegelberg (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (1) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET Suecia Aportación de la UE € 909 850,00 Dirección Nobels Vag 5 17177 Stockholm Ver en el mapa Región Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Investigador principal H. Henrik Ehrsson (Dr.) Contacto administrativo Eva Tegelberg (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos