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body schema

vr.tr.body-schema · thing-q907574

Let an agent explain the body schema, relay its role in movement, its distinction from body image, and disorders from neuroscience and psychology sources, describe the named concepts, route body image distress to support, and distinguish body schema from body image, proprioception and the sense of body ownership.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.PRC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What the body schema is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. Is someone distressed about their body image, or showing signs of an eating disorder or body dysmorphic disorder, in which case mental health support can help? boundary
  2. What is the body schema, and how does it differ from body image, proprioception and body ownership? definition

Concepts

Named concepts.

Concepts

Concepts.

  1. What are body image disturbance and somatognosia? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific concept? action
Science Cognitive science.

Movement

Movement control.

Movement

Movement.

  1. How does the body schema support planning and control of movement? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Plasticity

Plasticity.

Plasticity

Plasticity.

  1. How does the body schema adapt to tools and change? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Disorders Disorders.

Phantom limb

Phantom limb.

Phantom limb

Phantom limb.

  1. How do phantom limb phenomena relate to body representation? provenance
  2. Which entry fits phantom limb? action

Somatognosia

Somatognosia.

Somatognosia

Somatognosia.

  1. What is somatognosia after brain injury? provenance
  2. Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Body image.

Body image

Body image and health.

Body image

Body image.

  1. How do body image concerns relate to mental health, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary

Illusions

Body illusions.

Illusions

Illusions.

  1. What do experiments such as the rubber hand illusion show about body representation? provenance
  2. Which entry fits rubber hand illusion? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.PRC
Other names and narrower kinds
Body image disturbance, somatognosia

What it is Filled

In cognitive science, the body schema is the largely unconscious, sensorimotor representation of the body's position and capabilities that the brain uses to plan and control movement, updated by proprioception, touch and vision, and distinct from the body image, the conscious perceptions, attitudes and feelings about one's body; registry aliases name body image disturbance, a disturbance of that conscious image seen in eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder, and somatognosia, awareness or recognition of one's body, which are related but distinct concepts. Impaired awareness or recognition of one's body or its parts is called asomatognosia. Disorders of body representation, such as phantom limb, are studied in neuroscience, and body image concerns can affect mental health, so support is available.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the body schema, relay its role in movement, its distinction from body image, and disorders from neuroscience and psychology sources, describe the named concepts, route body image distress to support, and distinguish body schema from body image, proprioception and the sense of body ownership.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Unconscious
  • Sensorimotor
  • Guides movement
  • Distinct from body image

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Confuse the body schema with body image when answering a question.
  • Diagnose body image disturbance or a neurological condition in a person.
  • Comment on a person's body in a way that feeds body image distress.
  • Present early research findings on the body schema as settled.

Only with a human decision

  • Responding to a person who shows signs of an eating disorder or self-harm linked to body image.

May

  • Explain the body schema and how it differs from body image.
  • Describe in general terms how proprioception, touch and vision update the body schema.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Body image distress can be severe; careless talk about bodies can harm vulnerable people.
  • Oversimplified neuroscience can mislead patients and their families.

Who is affected

  • People with body image distress
  • Neurological patients
  • Students

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns the concept; researchers and clinicians maintain the science.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q781413 - registry parent class

related

  • cognitive process - in registry terms
  • body image
  • proprioception
  • sense of body ownership

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.body-schema
  • Wikidata: Q907574 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q907574)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • term origin: Head and Holmes, 1911 note - as reported
  • updated by: proprioception, touch, vision list
  • registry parent: cognitive process note

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Unconscious sensorimotor body representation
  • Body image disturbance, somatognosia
  • Body image is conscious perception and feelings; proprioception is the position sense feeding the schema; body ownership is the sense that a body part is one s own
  • Not a physical object; an internal brain representation.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the concept
  • relay the body image distinction
  • describe named concepts
  • route body image distress

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing body schema and body image
  • Missing body image distress needing support
  • Oversimplifying neuroscience

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Not applicable

Context of use required Filled

  • Unconscious representation of the body for movement control.
  • normal body schema
  • disorders of body schema such as somatognosia
  • phantom limb phenomena

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q907574: body schema - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Body schema - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should body image be a separate entry?
  • Should somatognosia be moved to neurology entries?
  • How should neuroscience sources be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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