Comparing embodiment experiences in expert meditators and non-meditators using the rubber hand illusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20411199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alison Jing Xu (0000-0003-2104-7839, University of Pennsylvania, corresponding author), A Xu (0000-0002-8521-1688), B H Cullen, Brendan Cullen (University of Oregon), Cooper Penner (0000-0002-6260-856X, Brown University), Corinne Zimmerman (0000-0002-7152-6988, Brown University), Catherine E Kerr (0000-0002-3823-2507, Warren Alpert Foundation), Laura Schmalzl (Southern California University of Health Sciences) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Pages | 325-333 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Consciousness and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-8100 • E-ISSN: 1090-2376 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.concog.2018.09.003 |
| PMID | 30336416 |
| OpenAlex | W2896641942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
One assessment of embodiment is the rubber hand illusion (RHI), a visuo-tactile illusion in which individuals attribute a sense of ownership to a rubber hand and disownership to their real hand. Interestingly, interoception seems to influence RHI susceptibility. In this study, we administered the RHI and the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) to examine embodiment experiences and interoceptive awareness in experienced meditators (n = 15) and non-meditators (n = 15). We found that meditators reported less intensity in rubber hand ownership, but there was no significant difference between groups with respect to disownership of their real hand or drift in finger proprioception. Moreover, we found, from our MAIA results, that disownership experiences were associated with a feeling of trusting one's body in non-meditators and with the ability to maintain attention to unpleasant bodily sensations in meditators. These results suggest a unique relationship between interoceptive awareness and embodiment related to meditation
Cognitive psychology · Consciousness · Feeling · Illusion · Interoception · Meditation · Perception · Proprioception · Self-awareness · Action Observation and Synchronization · Neuroscience · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |