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Influence of agility training on body-size and object solidity perception in pet dogs. [PDF]
PLoS ONESeveral studies suggest that dogs are a suitable model to study body-awareness in a systematic and ecologically relevant manner. However, previous studies used a single door paradigm, which does not allow for the control of motivation and thus may yield ...
Dario Starić +3 more
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Visible yet Invisible: embodied meanings of weight stigma among women with binge eating disorder and higher weight [PDF]
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-BeingPurpose How the body is experienced in the context of weight stigma is largely unexplored among women with binge eating disorder (BED) and higher weight. The aim of this study was to investigate how weight stigma can manifest as embodied meaning. Methods
Kjersti Hognes Berg +3 more
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Body ownership promotes visual awareness
eLife, 2017 The sense of ownership of one’s body is important for survival, e.g., in defending the body against a threat. However, in addition to affecting behavior, it also affects perception of the world.
Björn van der Hoort +2 more
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AnimalsBody awareness allows the individual to negotiate spatial tasks by referencing their own body. Here, we tested whether biologically meaningful factors, such as an alternative solution (detour around an obstacle) and learning from a human demonstrator ...
Petra Dobos, Péter Pongrácz
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Influencing the body schema through the feeling of satiety
Scientific Reports, 2022 The body schema is a much discussed aspect of body awareness. Although there is still no single definition, there is widespread consensus that the body schema is responsible for movement and interaction with the environment. It usually remains outside of
Patricia Baumann +4 more
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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background The obesity epidemic is associated with rising rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among adults, particularly in countries undergoing rapid urbanisation and nutrition transition. This study explored the perceptions of body size, obesity risk
Kufre Joseph Okop +4 more
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Ferrets (Mustela furo) Are Aware of Their Dimensions
Animals, 2023 Self-awareness is a complex phenomenon expressed as the ability of an individual to separate “self-entity” from “other entity”. One of its earliest evolutionary components is body size awareness, namely, the ability to consider the boundaries of one’s ...
Ivan A. Khvatov +2 more
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The Behavior Therapist, 2022 This study investigated a novel technique to improve body image among women who have undergone bariatric surgery-namely, by having them focus on their body functionality (everything the body can do, rather than how it looks). Participants were 103 women (
J. Alleva +4 more
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Toddlers of 18, 22 and 26 Months Old Take into Account the Limits of their Body
Экспериментальная психология, 2022 Today, most researchers recognize the fact of the multicomponent nature of the phenomenon of self-awareness. Earlier, in studies of self-awareness, both in early ontogeny in humans and in animals, the emphasis was on the visual representation ...
I.A. Khvatov
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Purpose The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) measures interoceptive body awareness, which includes aspects such as attention regulation, self-regulation, and body listening. Our purpose was to perform a preliminary validation
Jena Blackwood +3 more
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