The “sense of agency” and its underlying cognitive and neural mechanisms

The sense of agency is a central aspect of human self-consciousness and refers to the experience of oneself as the agent of one’s own actions. Several different cognitive theories on the sense of agency have been proposed implying divergent empirical approaches and results, especially with respect t...

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Published inConsciousness and cognition Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 523 - 534
Main Authors David, Nicole, Newen, Albert, Vogeley, Kai
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2008
Elsevier BV
Subjects
Brain - physiology
Central monitoring
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Consciousness
Consciousness - physiology
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Neurosciences
Perspective taking
Philosophy
Pre-reflective consciousness
Self Concept
Sense of agency
Simulation
Theory
Central monitoring
Perspective taking
Simulation
Pre-reflective consciousness
Sense of agency
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Summary:The sense of agency is a central aspect of human self-consciousness and refers to the experience of oneself as the agent of one’s own actions. Several different cognitive theories on the sense of agency have been proposed implying divergent empirical approaches and results, especially with respect to neural correlates. A multifactorial and multilevel model of the sense of agency may provide the most constructive framework for integrating divergent theories and findings, meeting the complex nature of this intriguing phenomenon.
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ISSN:1053-8100
1090-2376
DOI:10.1016/j.concog.2008.03.004