ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book addresses important questions about the content of the sensations of movement. It investigates whether we can manipulate sense of ownership and sense of agency in versions of the paradigm where participants are moving. The book addresses three fundamental aspects: (1) The content of conscious sensations of movement, (2) experimental designs and measures, and (3) the possible functions of proprioceptive and kinaesthetic information in motor control and bodily cognition. The sensations normally associated with movements have for a long time been of central interest in the domains of modelling-based approaches to motor control, psychology of bodily self-recognition, and philosophy of action. A plurality of sensory modalities is involved in generating sensations of movement. This plurality of sensory streams can give rise to various kinds of informational redundancies and conflicts.
