What is the Body Schema?

Authors

Catherine L. Reed, Claremont McKenna CollegeFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department

Psychology (CMC)

Publication Date

2002

Abstract

All of us have a stable perception of our body. We know whether we are sitting or standing, whether our left hand covers our right, and whether our feet are currently higher than our knees. Our sense of body not only includes its current configuration, but also knowledge of the relative locations of its parts and what actions it can perform.

Rights Information

© 2002 Cambridge University Press

Recommended Citation

Reed, C.L. (2002). What is the body schema? In W. Prinz and A. Meltzoff (eds.), The Imitative Mind: Development, Evolution, and Brain Bases (pp. 233-243). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.