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What Is the Sense of Agency and Why Does it Matter?

2016; Frontiers Media; Volume: 7; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01272

ISSN

1664-1078

Autores

James W. Moore,

Tópico(s)

Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations

Resumo

Sense of agency refers to the feeling of control over actions and their consequences. In this article I summarise what we currently know about sense of agency; looking at how it is measured and what theories there are to explain it. I then explore some of the potential applications of this research, something that the sense of agency research field has been slow to identify and implement. This is a pressing concern given the increasing importance of 'research impact'.

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