Modulating the experience of agency: a positron emission tomography study
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This study investigated agency, the feeling of being causally involved in an action. This is the feeling that leads us to attribute an action to ourselves rather than to another person. We were interested in the effects of experimentally modulating this experience on brain areas known to be involved in action recognition and self-recognition. We used a device that allowed us to modify the subject's degree of control of the movements of a virtual hand presented on a screen. Four main conditions were used: (1) a condition where the subject had a full control of the movements of the virtual hand, (2) a condition where the movements of the virtual hand appeared rotated by 25 degrees with respect to the movements made by the subject, (3) a condition where the movements of the virtual hand appeared rotated by 50 degrees, and (4) a condition where the movements of the virtual hand were produced by another person and did not correspond to the subject's movements. The activity of two main brain areas appeared to be modulated by the degree of discrepancy between the movement executed and the movement seen on the screen. In the inferior part of the parietal lobe, specifically on the right side, the less the subject felt in control of the movements of the virtual hand, the higher the level of activation. A reverse covariation was observed in the insula. These results demonstrate that the level of activity of specific brain areas maps onto the experience of causing or controlling an action. The implication of these results for understanding pathological conditions is discussed.
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The sense of agency has been related to the insula and inferior parietal cortex.
“The sense of agency on the other hand, has been related to the insula and inferior parietal cortex (Chambon et al., 2013; Farrer et al., 2003; Farrer, Frey, et al., 2008, Farrer, Bouchereau, et al., 2008; Farrer & Frith, 2002)”
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The TPJ has been implicated in self-other discriminations based on perceptual, cognitive, and motor cues.
“as well as self-other discriminations based on perceptual, cognitive, and motor cues (Farrer et al., 2003;Frith, 2005).”
From Multisensory mechanisms in temporo-parietal cortex support self-location and first-person perspective (2011) · cites this paper as Farrer et al., 2003
Previous studies have suggested bilateral involvement of the IPL in feelings of agency, with a right sided dominance.
“Previous studies have suggested bilateral involvement of the IPL in feelings of agency, with a right sided dominance”
From Auditory verbal hallucinations as atypical inner speech monitoring, and the potential of neurostimulation as a treatment option (2013) · cites this paper as Farrer et al., 2003
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- Authors
- Farrer, C., Franck, N., Georgieff, N., Frith, C. D., Decety, J., & Jeannerod, M.
- Affiliations
- Institut des Sciences Cognitives (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier (FR)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Farrer, C
- ORCID
- Venue
- NeuroImage
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2003-02
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 324-333
- ISSN
- 1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2068003671
- Semantic Scholar
- 390094c36cdeac7f3e379148b2b0fb08f39a20cb
- Cited by
- 755
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 46 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 41 · 2016: 35 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 41 · 2013: 44 · 2012: 40
- FWCI
- 13.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- H2020 European Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Free Will and Agency
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Action Observation and Synchronization
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Keywords
- agency, human action recognition, self-recognition, virtual hand, motor control, parietal lobe, insula, brain activation, self-other distinction
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Cerebellum, Cerebral Cortex, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Internal-External Control, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Motion Perception, Orientation, Oxygen Consumption, Parietal Lobe, Perceptual Distortion, Psychomotor Performance, Regional Blood Flow, Tomography, Emission-Computed, User-Computer Interface, Imaging, Three-Dimensional
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