Our brain has developed a specific system to represent the space closely surrounding the
body, termed peripersonal space (PPS). This space has a key functional role as it is where …

Over the last decades, scientists have questioned the origin of the exquisite human mastery
of tools. Seminal studies in monkeys, healthy participants and brain-damaged patients have …

Loneliness and social isolation markedly increase mortality risk, and are linked to numerous
mental and physical comorbidities, including sleep disruption. But does sleep loss causally …

Proxemics and neuro-cognitive literature have suggested a close relationship between
social and action functions of near-body space. Here we asked whether interpersonal-social …

We take the feeling that our body belongs to us for granted. However, recent research has
shown that it is possible to alter the subjective sensation of body ownership (BO) by …

Cursors, avatars, virtual hands or tools, and other rendered graphical objects, enable users
to interact with computers such as PCs, game consoles or virtual reality systems. We …

Identifying individuals' intent through the emotional valence conveyed by their facial
expression influences our capacity to approach-avoid these individuals during social …

The extent to which languages share properties reflecting the non-linguistic constraints of
the speakers who speak them is key to the debate regarding the relationship between …

The perception of our self is not restricted to our physical boundaries, but it extends beyond
the body to incorporate the space where individual–environment interactions occur, ie, the …

Accurate control of interpersonal distances in social contexts is an important determinant of
effective social interactions. Although comfortable interpersonal distance seems to be …