Self model

The self-model is the central concept in the theory of consciousness called the self-model theory of subjectivity (SMT). This concept comprises experiences of ownership, of first person perspective, and of a long-term unity of beliefs and attitudes. These features are instantiated in the prefrontal cortex. This theory is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding and explaining the phenomenology of consciousness and the self. This theory has two core contents, the phenomenal self-model (PSM) and the phenomenal model of the intentionality relation (PMIR).[1] Thomas Metzinger advanced the theory in his 1993 book Subjekt und Selbstmodell (Subject and self-model).[2]

  1. ^ Metzinger T. (2007). "Empirical perspectives from the self-model theory of subjectivity: A brief summary with examples". Models of Brain and Mind - Physical, Computational and Psychological Approaches. Progress in Brain Research. Vol. 168. pp. 215–45. doi:10.1016/S0079-6123(07)68018-2. ISBN 978-0-444-53050-9. PMID 18166398. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Metzinger, T. (1993). Subjekt und Selbstmodell. Paderborn: Schoningh.