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Comment
. 2013 Aug;36(4):429-30.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12001975.

Merging second-person and first-person neuroscience

Matthew R Longo  1 , Manos Tsakiris
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Merging second-person and first-person neuroscience

Matthew R Longo et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Aug.

Abstract

Schilbach et al. contrast second-person and third-person approaches to social neuroscience. We discuss relations between second-person and first-person approaches, arguing that they cannot be studied in isolation. Contingency is central for converging first- and second-person approaches. Studies of embodiment show how contingencies scaffold first-person perspective and how the transition from a third- to a second-person perspective fundamentally involves first-person contributions.

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  • Toward a second-person neuroscience.
    Schilbach L, Timmermans B, Reddy V, Costall A, Bente G, Schlicht T, Vogeley K. Schilbach L, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Aug;36(4):393-414. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12000660. Behav Brain Sci. 2013. PMID: 23883742

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