An embodied cognition perspective on the role of interoception in the 
development of the minimal self

Musculus, Lisa; Tünte, Markus R.; Raab, Markus; Kayhan, Ezgi

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.716950

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An embodied cognition perspective on the role of interoception in the development of the minimal self

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Kayhan, Ezgi
Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Potsdam, Germany;
Max Planck Research Group Early Social Cognition, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Max Planck Society;

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Musculus, L., Tünte, M. R., Raab, M., & Kayhan, E. (2021). An embodied cognition perspective on the role of interoception in the development of the minimal self. Frontiers in Psychology, 12: 716950. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.716950.

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Interoception is an often neglected but crucial aspect of the human minimal self. In this perspective, we extend the embodiment account of interoceptive inference to explain the development of the minimal self in humans. To do so, we first provide a comparative overview of the central accounts addressing the link between interoception and the minimal self. Grounding our arguments on the embodiment framework, we propose a bidirectional relationship between motor and interoceptive states, which jointly contribute to the development of the minimal self. We present empirical findings on interoception in development and discuss the role of interoception in the development of the minimal self. Moreover, we make theoretical predictions that can be tested in future experiments. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive view on the mechanisms underlying the minimal self by explaining the role of interoception in the development of the minimal self.