Lecture Series Freiburg "Altered Selves and Self Models" by Anil Ananthaswamy

in the framework of the NEUROSCIENCE & NEUROTECHNOLOGY LECTURE SERIES

Anil Ananthaswamy

 Science writer, USA

Altered Selves and Self Models

Abstract

Could changes in how we experience ourselves—in conditions such as Xenomelia and Autoscopy – be due to changes in how our brains model our bodies and the environment? And could these altered selves give us clues to the nature of our sense of self? In this talk, Anil Ananthaswamy explores the idea that our sense of self is a construction, a process that is active moment-by-moment. A construction can come apart, as it does in conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia or even during out-of-body experiences; in each case, certain aspects of our sense of self are disrupted, even destroyed. Examining the ways in which the self is altered helps us understand how the self is put together in the first place, by the brain and body acting in concert.

Duration of the talk:

Approx. 50 minutes, then general and specialized discussion.

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Sept. 12, 2023
from 12:15 PM to 02:00 PM

Venue: IMBIT, Nexus Lab, George-Köhler-Allee 201, 79110 Freiburg

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