A metacognitive model of the sense of agency over thoughts

Glenn Carruthers

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The sense of agency over thoughts is the experience of oneself qua agent of mental action. Those suffering certain psychotic symptoms are thought to have a deficient sense of agency. Here I seek to explain this sense of agency in terms of metacognition.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-314
Number of pages24
JournalCognitive Neuropsychiatry
Volume17
Issue number4
Early online date2011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A metacognitive model of the sense of agency over thoughts'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this