Lara Maister
@laramaister.bsky.social
Lecturer @PsychBangor researching the Self, body representation, interoception, social cognition. Outside work: baking, dog-wrangling, gardening and mummy to three small chublets.
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Authors: Lara Maister @laramaister.bsky.social, Anna Ciaunica @annaciaunica.bsky.social
Authors: Lara Maister @laramaister.bsky.social, Anna Ciaunica @annaciaunica.bsky.social
Self-portrait of a stranger: Self-face representation and interoception in depersonalization experiences
Depersonalization is a condition that makes people feel detached from one's self, body and others. The representation of one's own face is a salient b…
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August 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Full paper here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Authors: Lara Maister @laramaister.bsky.social, Anna Ciaunica @annaciaunica.bsky.social
Authors: Lara Maister @laramaister.bsky.social, Anna Ciaunica @annaciaunica.bsky.social
We reveal that interoceptive sensibility (self-reported awareness of internal body states) relates independently to both DP severity and self-face representation accuracy - highlighting deep links between interoceptive and exteroceptive body awareness, memory, presence, and self-identity.
August 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We reveal that interoceptive sensibility (self-reported awareness of internal body states) relates independently to both DP severity and self-face representation accuracy - highlighting deep links between interoceptive and exteroceptive body awareness, memory, presence, and self-identity.
Intriguingly, independent raters perceived these mental "self-portrait" images as looking younger and more emotionless than the individuals’ actual appearance. Could this be related to atypical multisensory integration, mirror avoidance, or the altered time perception associated with DP experiences?
August 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Intriguingly, independent raters perceived these mental "self-portrait" images as looking younger and more emotionless than the individuals’ actual appearance. Could this be related to atypical multisensory integration, mirror avoidance, or the altered time perception associated with DP experiences?