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Advances in Psychological Science ›› 2018, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (10): 1787-1793.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1042.2018.01787

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The measurement and neural mechanism of sense of agency

ZHANG Miao1,2, WU Di1,2, LI Ming3, LING Yibai1,2, ZHANG Ming4,5, ZHAO Ke1,4()   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    2 Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3 Jishou University, Jishou 416000, China
    4 Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    5 Department of Psychology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China, Beijing 116044, China
  • Received:2017-11-16 Online:2018-10-15 Published:2018-08-27
  • Contact: Ke ZHAO E-mail:zhaok@psych.ac.cn

Abstract:

“Sense of agency” refers to the sense of controlling one’s actions and the course of events in the outside world. It is based on the match between the expected action and the real sensory feedback. The first part of this article introduces a method for implicit measurement of sense of agency. The second part deals with the factors that influence the sense of agency from the aspects of intentionality and sensory feedback. Part three provides the conclusion. With an emphasis on the functions of the prefrontal and parietal lobes, this article provides evidence to explain the mechanism of sense of agency through the theoretical model and cognitive neuroscience.

Key words: sense of agency, binding effect, feedback, intentionality