The ubiquity of tool use in human life has generated multiple lines of scientific and
philosophical investigation to understand the development and expression of humans' …

Sensory attenuation refers to the reduction in sensory intensity resulting from self-initiated
actions compared to stimuli initiated externally. A classic example is scratching oneself …

Self‐initiated movements are accompanied by an efference copy, a motor command sent
from motor regions to the sensory cortices, containing a prediction of the movement's …

Forward models can predict sensory consequences of self‐action, which is reflected by less
neural processing for actively than passively generated sensory inputs (BOLD suppression …

Efference copy‐based forward model mechanisms may help us to distinguish between self‐
generated and externally‐generated sensory consequences. Previous studies have shown …

Table tennis involves quick and accurate motor responses during training and competition.
Multiple studies have reported considerably faster visuomotor responses and expertise …

Somatosensory signals on a moving limb are typically suppressed. This results mainly from
a predictive mechanism that generates an efference copy, and attenuates the predicted …

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) are characterized by disturbed self-other
distinction. While previous studies associate abnormalities in the sense of agency (ie, the …

Sensory attenuation of self-touch, that is, the perceptual reduction of self-generated tactile
stimuli, is considered a neurocognitive basis for self-other distinction. However, whether this …

Sensory consequences of one's own action are often perceived as less intense, and lead to
reduced neural responses, compared to externally generated stimuli. Presumably, such …