Tim Möller
Humboldt University Berlin
In our everyday experience, we typically feel grounded in our bodies and believe we are in control of our actions [1]. However, individuals with schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder often struggle with these core perceptions, experiencing self-disturbances and phenomena such as a persistent identity void and feelings of self-transformation [2]. This talk will explore the clinical and neurocognitive dimensions of bodily and agentive self-experience in these patients using a variety of my clinical examples [3]. We will investigate the detailed descriptions of computational and phenomenological alterations of the self, using methods such as the active rubber hand illusion, the cardiac rubber hand illusion with virtual reality, Electroencephalography, and Electrocardiograms. Ultimately, we will discuss how advancements in mathematics, AI, and robotic agents can contribute to our understanding and demystification of the self [4].
DFG SPP "The Active Self" 